Study presented to the Ministère des Affaires municipales, du Sport et du Loisir
STUDY OF THE CONSEQUENCES ANDPOTENTIAL COSTS OF RECONSTITUTIONOF A FORMER MUNICIPALITY
FINAL REPORT – ÎLES-DE-LA-MADELEINE
Study presented to the Ministère des Affaires municipales, du Sport et du Loisir
STUDY OF THE CONSEQUENCES ANDPOTENTIAL COSTS OF RECONSTITUTIONOF A FORMER MUNICIPALITY
FINAL REPORT – ÎLES-DE-LA-MADELEINE
MARCH 2004
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
List of tables……………………………………………………………………………………………………………… iii
List of maps…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….… iii
1. Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………………………....5
1.1. Mandate…………………………………………………………………………………………………….……...5
1.2. History of the current city………………………………………………………………………………….……..6
2. Local political aspects…………………………………………………………………………………………………..9
2.1. Impact of the reconstitution on the operations of supramunicipal and paramunicipalbodies………………………………………………………………………………………………………………9
2.2. Political representation………………………………………………………………………………………….11
2.2.1. The current Ville de Métis-sur-Mer……………………………………………………………….11
2.2.2. Municipalities likely to be reconstituted………………………………………………………….11
2.2.3. Impact on representation of the reconstitution of former municipalities…………….……….12
2.2.3.1. Right of veto in the central municipality………………………………… ….……14
3. General Assumptions……………………………………………………………………………………………… ...16
4. Provision and operation of municipal services……………………………………………………………………..31
4.1. Impact of the reconstitution of the former municipalities on the organizationand operation of services………………………………………………………………………………………31
4.1.1. Human resources…………..……………………………………………………………………… …..33
4.1.1.1. Impact on employee payrolls…………………………………………………… 35
4.1.1.2. Impact on remuneration - municipal council and urban agglomerationcouncil…………………………………………………………………………….. 35
4.1.2. Material resources………………………………………………………………………………………. 36
4.1.3. Financial and tax considerations……………………………………………………………………….37
4.1.3.1. Nonrecurring costs related to the reconstitution of each former municipality andformulation of a financingassumption………………………………………………………………………….37
4.1.3.2. Use of the balance of financial assistance issued under the Programme d’aidefinancière au regroupement municipal(PAFREM)……………………………………………………. 38
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4.1.3.3. Working capital, accumulated surplus (deficit) and all sums available for allother funds of the current municipality and anticipatedallocation……………………………………….. 39
4.1.3.4. Long-term debt in the current municipality and anticipatedallocation………………………………………………………………………………………. 39
4.1.3.5. Capital expenditures of the current municipality andanticipated allocation……………………………………………………………………… 39
4.1.3.6. Summary of the current city’s municipal assessment roll and allocation of real estatevalues among the former municipalities……………………………………………………. 40
4.1.4. Amount to be recovered by property tax 44
4.1.5. Tax rate in force in the current city for each former municipality 44
4.1.6. Proposed tax structure for each former municipality 45
4.1.7. Comparison of tax rates (reconstituted municipality versus current city) 45
4.1.8. Variations between the annual budgets 45
Schedules
Schedule I List of major commissions and permanent committees
Schedule II Tax burden of former municipalities before amalgamation
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 2.1 Political representation 12
Table 2.2 Assumption of representation within the urban agglomeration committee 13
Table 4.1 Balance sheet of impacts on remuneration – Municipal council 36
Table 4.2 Costs related to reconstitution 37
Table 4.3 Status of debt as at 31-12-2004 and forecast allocation 39
Table 4.4 Summary of the municipal tax assessment role 40
Table 4.5 Net expenditure budgets for year 1 of the reconstitution 41
Table 4.6 Amount to be collected by the general property tax 44
Table 4.7 Tax rates in effect in the current city 45
Table 4.8 Comparative tax rates – Year 1 of the reconstitution 47
Table 4.9 Comparative tax rates - Year 2 of the reconstitution 49
Table 4.10 Comparative tax rates - Year 3 of the reconstitution 51
Table 4.11 Comparative tax rates – Year of end-of-transition period 53
Table 4.12 Comparison of tax burden of residential sectors 55
Table 4.13 Comparison of tax burden of non-residential sectors 56
LIST OF MAPS
Map 1.1 Map of the current city of Îles-de-la-Madeleine and former municipalities 7
1. INTRODUCTION
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1. INTRODUCTION
On December 17, 2003, the Quebec National Assembly passed Bill 9, An Act
respecting the consultation of citizens with respect to the territorial reorganization
of certain municipalities.
The government considers that the success of new ci t ies is achieved by
seeking the support of the largest number of c i t izens. To assure this
support , as provided in Bill 9, citizens will have the opportunity to express their
opinions on the future of their sector (former municipality).
To ensure that citizens express themselves in full knowledge of circumstances, the
Ministère des Affaires municipales, du Sport et du Loisir entrusted Roche Ltd.,
Consulting Group, with the responsibility of conducting a study on the consequences and
potential costs of the eventual reconstitution of each of the former municipalities of the
Municipalité des Îles-de la-Madeleine.
This study was carried out with the objective of informing citizens so that they make a
decision regarding the eventual reconstitution of their municipality. Although all the
impacts of reconstituting former municipalities are addressed, it may turn out to be
necessary, before the referendum poll, to carry out other complementary studies or
analyses in order to clarify or specify certain financial or organizational impacts that have
raised specific questions.
1.1 MANDATEWith respect to the Act respect ing the consu l ta t ion o f c i t i zens w i th respect
to the te r r i to r ia l reorgan iza t i on o f cer ta in munic ipa l i t ies (Bill 9), Roche
Ltd. has been mandated to carry out a comparative study based on a series of
assumptions, whose objective is to present a financial portrait of the current city and
each of the former municipalities likely to be reconstituted following referendum
polls.
More specifically, in accordance with the th i rd paragraph of Section 25 of Bill 9,
the study must contain an estimate of the material, human and financial resources
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required for the municipality to be able to exercise its powers, while taking into
account the framework established in chapter IV or V.
The study must also include an estimate of transition costs and of the impact of the
new municipal administration on the tax accounts of the reconstituted municipality.
1.2 History Of The Current CityThe current Municipalité des Îles-de-la-Madeleine was created by Order-in-Council 1043-200
(“the Order”).1 The Order constituted the local designated municipality (see map of
the Îles-de-la-Madeleine and former municipalities - map 1.1) which was made up of
the municipalities of Île-du-Havre-Aubert, Étang-du-Nord, Grande-Entrée, Havre-aux-
Maisons, Fatima, Grosse-Île and the village of Cap-aux-Meules The Order stipulated that
the municipality was to be governed by the Cities and Towns Act (R.S.Q. c. C-19).2
The O r de r a l so provided that the municipality would be created to exercise certain
powers of a borough out of the territory of the former municipality of Grosse-Île, which
is designated as the “Arrondissement Grosse-Île’’.
The new municipality has all the responsibilities of a local municipality, exercises
the same powers and fulfills the same obligations.3 In accordance with the , the
Municipalité des Îles-de-la-Madeleine is assimilated into a regional county municipality.4 It
succeeds to the rights, obligations and responsibilities of the regional county municipality
of the Îles-de-la- Madeleine as well as those of the intermunicipal management board.5
Moreover, the Order terminates all intermunicipal agreements between the
municipalities affected by the amalgamation on December 31, 2001 regardless of
whether the agreement provided for the formation of a board.6
The population of the Municipalité des Îles-de-la-Madeleine is 13 019 inhabitants in anarea of 202.4 km2.
1 Order-in-Council 1043-2001, September 12, 2001, Gazette Officielle, September 26, 2001, p.6493, Amended by Order 593-2002, May 22, 2002, Gazette Officielle du Québec, June 5, 2002, p.3401.
2 Section 3 of the Order3 Section 21 of the Order4 Section 21 of the Order5 Section 21 (2nd), sections 70 and 71 of the Order6 Sections 70 and 72 of the Order
Municipality of Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Formed by the former municipalities of:
Étang-du-Nord, M
Fatima, MÎle-du-Havre-Aubert, MHavre-aux-Maisons, MCap-aux-Meules, CGrande-Entrée, MGrosse-Île, M
Grosse-Île, M
Grande-Entrée, M
2. LOCAL POLITICAL ASPECTS
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2. LOCAL POLITICAL ASPECTS
2.1 Impact of The Reconstitution On The Operations ofSupra-Municipal and Para-Municipal Bodies
In order to evaluate the future impacts of the reconstitution on supra-municipal
bodies, it is necessary to refer to the Act respecting the consultation of citizens
with respect to the territorial reorganization of certain municipalities (Bill 9)
which provides for the division of powers in the event of a reorganization, if former
cities are reconstituted following a referendum poll.
Matters and subjects such as the urban agglomeration powers, which are outlined in
Section II of chapter IV (Sections 92 to 108), are of interest to the body formed by the
related municipalities (i.e. the central municipality and the local municipalities
reconstituted following a referendum poll) and only the central municipality may act with
respect to these matters and subjects.7 As the Municipalité des Îles-de-la-Madeleine
succeeded a regional county municipality, Bill 9 stipulates that the powers previously
exercised by the RCM become the exclusive jurisdiction of the central municipality.8
According to Bill 9, the Municipalité de L’Étang-du-Nord has the largest population. It
has therefore been designated as the central municipality for the purposes of this report.
However, it is possible that, under the provisions of subparagraph 2b) of Section 2 of the
bill, the city that delivered services before the merger will be designated as the central
municipality by the government.
To exercise its powers, the central municipality is provided with an additional
deliberative body, i.e. an urban agglomeration council made up of representatives
from all the related municipalities, including the central municipality.9 When the
exercise of a power referred to in section II requires an action by a deliberative body, this
action is carried out by the urban agglomeration council.10 A new entity made up of
representatives from all the related municipalities is thus created.
7 Sections 92 et seq Bill 98 Section 94(13th) Bill 99 Section 109, Bill 910 Section 112, Bill 9
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The urban agglomeration council has the power to impose all taxes or all other
means of funding available to a local municipality.11
With the creation of the new Municipalité des Îles-de-la-Madeleine, the RCM of the
Îles-de-la-Madeleine and the intermunicipal management board have been
dissolved.12
The Order constituted a municipal housing office in the name of “Office municipal
d’habitation des Îles-de-la-Madeleine”.13 On January 1, 2002, this office succeeded
the municipal bureau of the former municipalities of Grande-Entrée, Grosse-Île,
Hâvre-aux-Maisons, Fatima, Étang du Nord, Île du Havre- Aubert and the village of
Cap-aux-Meules, which are extinguished.14 Social housing will be under the exclusive
jurisdiction of the central municipality so that the reconstituted municipalities that have
no powers will not have their own bureau.
Before the amalgamation, the municipalities of Étang-du-Nord, Fatima and Cap-aux-
Meules were members of the Régie de l’eau potable de l’Île centrale. It is therefore
possible that the central municipality will maintain this exclusive jurisdiction if one of the
three municipalities remains in the territory of the central municipality.
Besides the organizations referred to in this section, the assumption is held that no other
supra-municipal organizations will be created.
The assumption is held that an RCM will not be created in the event of a
reconstitution of municipalities.15
11 Section 113 Bill 912 Section 71 of the Order13 Section 76 du of the Order14 Section 76 (2nd) of the Order15 Section 97 Bill 9
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2.2 POLITICAL REPRESENTATION2.2.1 Current city
The Municipalité des Îles-de-la-Madeleine has 9 elected representatives—8 councillors
and one mayor. For the purposes of the first three general elections (the first general
election held on November 25, 2001 and the second to be held in 2005)16 and all by-
elections held before the fourth general election, the territory of the new municipality
will be divided into 8 electoral districts corresponding to the territories of former
municipalities and the territory of the former municipality of Grande- Entrée as it
existed before Order 745-2000 came into effect on June 1, 2000.17 The election
procedure consists of a combined election of the mayor and municipal councillors.
2.2.2 Cities likely to be reconstituted
If the rules and provisions prescribed by the government regarding the upcoming
general election allow i t18 (and this cannot be known until later), the reconstituted
municipalities could be divided into electoral districts that set a number o f
counc i l lo rs ’ pos i t ions for the upcoming general election and for all by-elections held before
the general election. In the absence of specific information, the assumption held is that
the former cities will be subdivided to correspond to the same number of electoral
districts or elected officials as those that existed before the merger. Table 2.1
illustrates the political representation that existed before the amalgamation for each of
the former municipalities. Following the election, each reconstituted municipality
including the central municipality will be provided with a city council made up of a mayor
and elected councillors.
16 Section 77 of the Order17 Section 78 of the Order18 Sections 50 and 75 of Bill 9
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Table 2.1 Political representation
ElectoralDistricts
Elected Officials (councillors + mayor)
Île-du-Havre-Aubert 7 7 + 1
Étang-du-Nord 7 7 + 1
Grande-Entrée 7 7 + 1
Havre-aux-Maisons 7 7 + 1
Fatima 7 7 + 1
Grosse-Île 7 7 + 1
Cap-aux-Meules 7 7 + 1
2.2.3 Impact of the reconstitution of former municipalities onrepresentation
If there is no legislative provision for a division into districts, the central municipality and
the municipalities to be reconstituted will have the power, in accordance with the Act
respecting elections and referendums in municipalities,19 to divide their territory into
districts for the next general election or to determine the number of elected officials
based on population in accordance with the provisions of the Act respecting elections
and referendums in municipalities.20
Municipalities will also be represented within the urban agglomeration council since all
related municipalities have a right to a representative. The total representation will be
determined according to the municipality’s population in propor t ion to the to ta l
popula t ion of the re la ted munic ipal i t ies . 21 There may also be a balance of
representation. At a minimum, all related municipalities have the right to a council
representative and the mayor is automatically the representative or one of the
representatives.22
19 Section 4 and 14 of the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities R.S.Q., c. E-2.220 Sections 8, 9, 11, 12 and 41 to 4621 Section 110 of Bill 922 Sections 110 and 111 of Bill 9
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For the purposes of making an assumption about the number of representatives for each
municipality within the urban agglomeration council, the number is based on the total
number of elected representatives of reconstituted municipalities multiplied by the
percentage of the population of each municipality in relation to the total populations of
related municipalities. Table 2.2 presents the assumption about political representation
on the urban agglomeration council for each of the former municipalities likely to be
reconstituted.
According to the information collected from the Municipalité des Îles-de-la-Madeleine,
this municipality has approximately 8 committees on which elected city councillors
sit (see Schedule 1). These committees could continue to exist and the
reconstituted municipalities could also create committees for proximity
competencies, if necessary.
Table 2.2 Assumption of representation within the urban agglomeration committee
Former municipalities Population No ofmembers on
council beforethe merger
Proportion ofpopulation
No. ofrepresentatives
based onproportions
Minimum No. ofrepresentatives
No. ofrepresentatives
on urbanagglomeration
committee (Act)
Cap-aux-Meules 1 625 7 12,30 % 0,86 1 1
Fatima 2 755 7 20,85 % 1,46 1 1
Grande-Entrée 636 7 4,81 % 0,34 1 1
Grosse-Île 528 7 4,00 % 0,28 1 1
Havre-aux-Maisons 2 140 7 16,20 % 1,13 1 1
Étang-du-Nord 3 054 7 23,11 % 1,62 1 1
Île-du-Havre-Aubert 2 475 7 18,73 % 1,31 1 1
TOTAL 13 213 49 100,00 % 7 7 8
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2.2.3.1 Central municipality’s right of veto
To be adopted, decisions regarding agglomeration responsibilities (Section II, chapter IV, Bi l l
9) which are made by the urban agglomeration counci l , must not only be
accepted by the majority of council representatives, they must not be opposed by the
central municipality’s representatives (second paragraph of Section 112, Bill 9).
Bill 9 stipulates that a proposal is deemed opposed in the following 2 instances:
1. The central municipality has only one representative and he or she votes
against the proposal (Section 112 (2) (1o));
2. The central municipality has several representatives, and the votes cast are
equally divided or the majority of votes are negative, regardless of whether or
not the mayor votes against the proposal (Section 112 (2) 2o)).
3. GENERAL ASSUMPTIONS
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3. GENERAL ASSUMPTIONS
Assumption 1 For the purposes of the study on the consequences and potential costs of
reconstitution of a former municipality, each of the former municipalities forming a part of
the amalgamation has been reconstituted.
Assumption 2 The study aims to reconstitute the municipalities as they existed before
the amalgamation. On the basis of the 2004 budget estimates provided by the city
of Îles-de-la-Madeleine, a first division is made to determine the net expenditures of the
agglomeration as well as the net proximity expenditures according to the division rules set
out in chapter IV of the Act respecting the consultation of citizens with respect to the
territorial reorganization of certain municipalities and the division rules suggested by the
Ministère des Affaires municipales du Sport et du Loisir. Subsequently, the net proximity
expenditures are subdivided in part or in whole for each of the reconstituted municipalities.
This allocation of revenues and expenditures between the central city for the urban
agglomeration powers and the reconstituted cities will enable an estimate of the reconstituted
city’s tax account.
Assumption 3 The overall structure of taxation in effect in the Municipalité des îles-de-la-
Madeleine that resulted from the amalgamation just before the municipality was
reorganized remains the same at the local level and the urban agglomeration level.
Assumption 4 Tax rates have been calculated to ensure a balanced budget at the local
level and at the urban agglomeration level.
Assumption 5 Pro forma expenditure budgets and revenue budgets of the current city and
of each of the former municipalities likely to be reconstituted present the anticipated evolution
of the tax burden over a period of three (3) years and at the end of the harmonization
period. For the purposes of this study, no indexing factor has been applied.
Assumption 6 The tax burden at the end of the harmonization period anticipates that
former debts of former municipalities will be replaced by debts of the same amount to be
assumed by the body responsible for the equipment concerned.
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ASSUMPTION RELATED TO FINANCIAL DATA AND ANALYSIS PROCEDURES
Assumption 7 The calculation method used for allocating net costs:
a) All expenditure items that are related to agglomeration functions and identified in
Section 2 of chapter IV (Sections 92 to 108) are isolated, and they are deducted from
the 2004 budget of the current city to obtain the expenditures related to local
powers;
b) Then, all revenues other than tax revenues are directly removed from the expenditures
to which they are related using the same proportions of division as those retained for
corresponding expenditures when revenues are redistributed to the reconstituted
municipalities.
c) After having subtracted the revenues from local sources and transfer receipts from
corresponding expenditures, the revenues from taxes (other than property taxes) are
divided between the agglomeration and the proximity. The same division procedures
as those retained for expenditures corresponding to each tariff are applied to expenditure
reduction. The portion of revenues to be allocated to the proximity is re-subdivided
between each of the reconstituted municipalities using the respective revenues in
proportion to tariff revenues from the last financial reports available before the amalgamation.
d) To simulate the effect of the reconstitution, it is assumed that the allocations for
investment activities planned in 2004 will remain at the same level. The amounts
obtained will be charged to the agglomeration.
The following assumptions illustrate the procedures of division used for each category
of expenditures and revenues.
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EXPENDITURES
Assumption 8.1 General administration
General administration expenditures are first removed from expenditures identified
under the sub-categories of “property assessment’” and “application of the Act’” for
which the urban agglomeration council is solely responsible. The balance is then
allocated in proportion to (gross) operating expenses respectively identified in the urban
agglomeration powers and proximity services. Proximity expenditures related to
general administration are then allocated in proportion to the actual expenses related to
general administration from the last financial results before the amalgamation.
Assumption 8.2 Public security
Expenditures identified under the sub-categories of “fire protection,” “civil protection”
and “other,” for which the urban agglomeration council is solely responsible, are
charged in full as urban agglomeration expenditures. For police services, since it is the
Sûreté du Québec that presently assures this service for the entire territory of the
Municipalité des îles-de-la-Madeleine, the expenditure was charged in full to the
proximity and distributed to each of the municipalities according to their respective rates.
Assumption 8.3 Transportation
The Municipalité des Îles-de-la-Madeleine does not have an arterial road system, so
expenses were charged in full to the proximity and allocated between each of the
reconstituted municipalities in proportion to the actual expenditures related to the road
system from the last financial results before the amalgamation.
Expenditures related to public transit are charged in full to the agglomeration.
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Assumption 8.4 Environmental health
As the Municipalité des Îles-de-la-Madeleine has a local network and no arterial main,
expenditures related to the waterworks and sewer systems in the “water and sewers” sub-
category were charged to the proximity and then allocated in proportion to the actual
expenditures that appeared in the last financial results before the amalgamation.
Expenditures related to residual materials disposal are allocated to the agglomeration in full
while expenditures related to collection are charged to the proximity. Proximity expenditures
are then allocated in proportion to the respective expenditures in the last financial results
before the amalgamation.
Assumption 8.5 Health and social welfare
Expenditures under the sub-category of “social housing” are charged in full to
agglomeration expenditures.
Assumption 8.6 Land use planning, urban planning and development
Expenditures under the sub-category of “land use planning, urban planning and
development” and expenditures under the sub-category “urban renewal” are charged in full
to the proximity and are allocated in proportion to the corresponding expenditures appearing
on the financial reports of reconstituted municipalities before the amalgamation.
Expenditures included under the sub-category o f “promotion and economic development”
are charged in full to the agglomeration.
Assumption 8.7 Leisure and culture
The only expenditures attributed to the agglomeration are those related to equipment,
infrastructures and collective interest activities listed in the schedule of the Act
respecting the consultation of citizens with respect to the territorial reorganization of certain
municipalities for the concerned municipality. The other expenditures are charged to the
proximity in proportion to the corresponding expenditures appearing in the financial reports of
the reconstituted municipalities before the amalgamation.
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Assumption 8.8 Financial expenses and debt reimbursement
The assumptions concerning this item are addressed in the section on the division of
assets and liabilities.
REVENUES
By and large, revenues from local sources that are clearly related to a specific expenditure
were directly applied against this expenditure and allocated between the agglomeration and
the proximity using the same rules governing the expenditure. For the purposes of this
study, revenues for which it was not possible to match a specific expenditure are to be
allocated as follows.
Assumption 8.9 Tax payment
For revenues related to the tax payment, w e a p p l y t h e p e r c e n t a g e o f t h e
respective aggregate tax rate (agglomeration and proximity) to the tax demand of the
aggregate tax rates obtained for the agglomeration and the proximity. The revenues are
then redistributed to the reconstituted cities in proportion to their actual revenues from
this category of revenue appearing in the last financial reports before the
amalgamation.
Assumption 8.10 Other revenues from local sources
Taxing of income - License and permit
Since this income generally results from local regulations, the entire amount of these
revenues is applied as a deduction for the proximity expenses of “land use planning, urban
planning and zoning”.
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Imposition of duties – Real estate transfer tax
Revenues from the real estate transfer tax are divided between the agglomeration
and the proximity according to the percentage represented by respective tax
revenues (agglomeration and proximity) over the city’s total revenues.
Fines and penalties
Revenues applied as fines were deducted from the expenditures as follows:
� An amount equivalent to the municipal court’s net expenses was first deducted as
a court fee so as to completely eliminate the amount of the net cost appearing
on this item;
� An amount corresponding to 10% of the balance of the revenue from fines was
then deducted from proximity’s urban planning and zoning expenditures;
� The balance was subtracted as fines related to traffic and parking in the deduction
of expenditures.
Interest
Interest income is distributed between the agglomeration and the proximity according to the
percentage of respective tax revenues (agglomeration and proximity) over the total
revenues of the city.
Assumption 8.11 Unconditional transfers
Government subsidies
� Municipal amalgamation (PAFREM)
The assistance grant for the municipal amalgamation is allocated in full to the
agglomeration.
� Compensation for TGE-FSFAL
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Compensation for TGE-FSFAL is distributed between the agglomeration and the
proximity according to the percentage of respective tax revenues (agglomeration and
proximity) with respect to the total revenues of the city.
� Equalization payments
Revenues related to equalization payments are distributed between the agglomeration
and the proximity according to the percentage of allowable tax revenues based on the
agglomeration and proximity’s aggregate taxation rate with respect to the total allowable
revenues based on the city’s aggregate taxation rate.
� Central cities, municipal reorganization and neutrality of equalization payments
These revenues are charged in full to the agglomeration.
� Revenue diversification (consumption taxes component)
In a first phase, diversification revenues are distributed between the reconstituted
cities in proportion to their respective NRT tax base. Then, a portion of the previously
obtained revenues is allocated to the agglomeration according to the proportion of the
reconstituted city’s NRT tax revenues in relation to the agglomeration’s NRT tax revenues.
The same calculation is used for each of the reconstituted cities.
Assumption 8.12 Allocations
For the purposes of this study, allocations of a surplus to the reconstituted municipalities’
budget of investing activities are replaced with an additional financial contribution from
funding activities. Therefore, no surplus will be directly allocated to investing activities.
For the purposes of this study, surplus ownership rights are determined as follows:
� Non-allocated surpluses belong to the agglomeration;
� The remainder of surpluses which, according to the terms of the Act or amalgamationorder, had been allocated to the former municipalities at the time of the amalgamation,still belongs to each municipality;
� The other allocated surpluses belong to the agglomeration, regardless of the nature
of the allocation provided.
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ASSUMPTIONS RELATED TO TRANSITION COSTS:
Assumption 9 The total transition costs related to non-recurrent expenditures are allocated
over three (3) years.
Assumption 10 In cases where the remuneration (indexed in 2004) of council members
for each reconstituted city was less than the percentage of expenditures related to the
remuneration of council members of the current city which is attributed to the proximity, the
difference is allocated to the reconstituted city as though it were a recurrent transition cost.
Assumption 11 As a general election for all Quebec’s municipalities is planned for 2005,
the costs related to the elections are not considered as transition costs and are not a
subject of this study.
Assumption 12 Estimated costs for the transition committee are determined according
to the total population of the current city. For the purposes of this study, the estimated
costs are $ 135,000. These costs are then charged to each of the reconstituted
municipalities in proportion to their respective populations. For the purposes of making
financial projections, we assume that there will be a transition committee for all the
reconstituted cities.
Assumption 13 The costs of a referendum poll are estimated at $86,713. The amounts
are then allocated between the reconstituted cities in proportion to the number of voters.
Assumption 14 Costs related to reorganizing and/or renting premises used by the
reconstituted cities have been estimated.
Assumption 15 For the purposes of this study, costs related to purchases of
computers for municipalities and to the acquisition of servers have been estimated at
$26, 000 for each reconstituted municipality except the Municipalité de L’Étang-du-Nord.
Assumption 16 The number of people employed by the new city is not lower than the total
number of employees of former municipalities immediately before the amalgamation.
Assumption 17 Since the reconstituted municipalities will necessarily have to redraft their
own regulations, the projected costs of covering this expense for each of the reconstituted
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municipalities are $15,000 each for the municipalities of Fatima, Havre-aux-Maisons,
Étang-du-Nord and île-du-Havre-Aubert and $2000 for Cap-aux-Meules and Grande-
Entrée.
Assumption 18 A fixed amount of $10,000 was charged to each reconstituted
municipality to cover expenses related to administrative documents (.eg. logo,
posters, background document to citizens, etc.).
ASSUMPTIONS RELATED TO THE TRANSITION COMMITTEE:
Assumption 19 a) (Sections 51, 54 and 60) The costs of the transition committee and
in particular, the remuneration of the committee members as well as employees and
consultants for the transition committee are charged to the reconstituted city.
Assumption 19 b) (Sections 51, 54 and 60) In the case where a sector is reunited with
an existing local municipality following a referendum poll, this municipality must assume
the costs related to the transition committee.
Assumption 20 (Section 64) When the transition committee is dissolved, its
assets and liabilities are deemed to be related to the fiscal year of an
agglomeration’s competency and are transferred to the central city.
Assumption 21 (Sections 74 and 81) The costs incurred for the organization, for the
referendum poll when it is positive, and for the remuneration of election officers involved in
the planned general elections are charged to the de-merged city.
Assumption 22 (Section 82) In the event of a negative referendum involving a sector
divided into several municipalities, the referendum expenses are allocated between the
different parties of the sector concerned, i.e. the ex-municipality, according to the
respective proportions of positive votes.
Assumption 23 (Section 83) In the case of a negative referendum, expenses
incurred by the chief electoral officer for the organization and for the referendum are
chargeable to the merged city.
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ASSUMPTIONS RELATED TO EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTIONS:
Assumption 24 (Section 93) The central municipality will exercise all the exclusive
powers designated in Bill 9 and will adopt the by-law in Section 93 of the Act.
Assumption 25 (Section 105) The management of all equipment, infrastructures and
collective interest activities identified in column B of the schedule of the Act is the exclusive
jurisdiction of the central city as is the equitable division of related revenues and
expenditures between participating municipalities.
EXERCISE OF THE AGGLOMERATION’S POWERS AND RELATED PROVISONS:
Assumption 26 (Section 110) A municipality’s number of representatives on the
urban agglomeration council is determined by applying to the total number of
representatives, the proportion of the municipality’s population with relation to the
combined population of the agglomeration formed by the central city and related
municipalities.
Assumption 27 (Section 110) The total number of representatives on the urban
agglomeration council is determined according to the total number of elected
representatives from all the municipalities multiplied by the percentage that their population
represents on the municipalities’ total solution, by applying the same standards as those
that prevailed within urban communities or regional county municipalities (RCMs) before
their dissolution.
Assumption 28 (Section 113) Expenditures related to the urban agglomeration council
are deemed to form a part of the urban agglomeration expenditures and are financed
according to the same conditions of allocation.
Assumption 29 (Sections 117 to 119) In cases where, prior to the reorganization, an
urban agglomeration power was exercised by a municipal body other than the city, revenues
and expenditures related to the exercise of this power are applied separately and integrated
into the agglomeration’s budget.
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EFFECTS OF THE REORGANIZATION ON PERSONNEL
Assumption 30 (Section 123) Since no personnel may suffer a salary reduction or
be laid off or dismissed solely because of the city’s reorganization, salaries as well as
working conditions in the reconstituted city are maintained throughout the analysis.
Assumption 31 For each budget item, the allocation of resources to the reconstituted
city is based on the resources that prevailed in this territory before the merger and which
are considered to reflect the optimal allocation for the purposes of this study.
Assumption 32 Given the maintenance of salaries and working conditions stipulated
by the Act, the previous assumption implies that, in a case where a collective
agreement to increase salaries or improve working conditions was reached following
the merger, the reconstituted city will have to assume the financial consequences.
DIVISION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
Assumption 33 (Section 139) Reorganized former cities take responsibility again for the
balance of debts that belonged to them at the time of the merger and they continue to
finance the debts themselves.
Assumption 34 (Section 139) However if, prior to the reorganization, the financing of such
debts was assumed by several former municipalities, these debts become the debts of the
central municipality that finances them through an aliquot share payable by each targeted
related municipality according to the same bases of allocation as those applied immediately
before the reorganization.
Assumption 35 (Section 140) The central city assumes the debts related to goods
and services that come under its exclusive jurisdiction if such debts were contracted
between the moment of the merger and the moment of the reorganization.
Assumption 36 (Section 141) Debts contracted by the city after its creation and before the
de-merger and which come under the exercise of agglomerations’ powers become the debts of
the central municipality.
Assumption 37 (Section 141) Debts contracted by the city after its creation and before
the de-merger and which come under the exercise of local powers become the debts of
the central municipality that finances them via an aliquot share paid by the benefiting
municipality (ies).
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Assumption 38 (Section 142) Any property owned by the city immediately prior to the
reorganization and which is related to the exercise of an exclusive power of the
agglomeration remains or becomes the property of the central municipality, as
applicable.
Assumption 39 (Section 142) For the purposes of this study, it will be considered that
there will be no disposal of the property in question and therefore no surplus to be
redistributed.
Assumption 40 (Section 143) Any property that the city acquired since its constitution
and which is related to the exercise of a local power becomes, following the
reorganization, a good of the related municipality if it is situated on its territory (immovable
property) or if it provides service to the municipality (movable property).
Assumption 41 (Section 143) Movable and immovable property that, before the
constitution of the city, was the property of a related municipality becomes its property
again if it is movable property that was used to provide a service on this municipality’s
territory before the reorganization.
Assumption 42 (Section 143) The two previous assumptions hold true even if, in the case
of immovable property, the property is situated on the territory of a municipality other than
that to which it belongs and even if, in the case of a vehicle, the vehicle is assigned, prior to
the reorganization, to a municipality other than that to which it belongs.
DIVISION OF DEFECITS AND SURPLUSES RELATED TO SECTIONS 145 TO 148
Assumption 43 (Section 145) Following the reorganization, the reconstituted
municipality again takes responsibility for all deficit and surplus balances which may
be exclusively assigned to its territory including the surplus from a fund intended for
this territory and constituted before the reorganization.
Assumption 44 (Section 146) In the case of a fund constituted before the
reorganization and intended for several territories or boroughs that had to be
reconstituted into related municipalities, the surpluses are divided according to an
aliquot share based on the standardized real estate wealth of the affected
municipalities.
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Assumption 45 (Section 147) Any surplus or deficit that cannot be allocated
exclusively to the territory of a reconstituted municipality is the responsibility of the
central municipality.
Assumption 46 (Section 148) The balance of the subsidy to be received in connection
with the Programme d’aide au regroupement de la ville remains with the central city to
be used in the exercise of its urban agglomeration powers.
STANDARDIZATION OF TAXATION
Assumption 47 (Sections 173 and 174) In the case of central municipalities which
constituted cities before the reorganization, the standardization period for taxation in
proportion to their territory is twenty (20) years from the first fiscal year since their
creation.
Assumption 48 In the case of an amalgamation where the Order allows for a clause
permitting the averaging of the increase in the general property tax rate over a period of
less than ten (10) years (maximum permitted by the Act), it is presumed, for the
purposes of this study, that this city will not take advantage of a longer averaging period
but will retain the averaging period provided for in the Order. However, in the case
where a reorganized city has chosen to average its rate over a period of ten (10)
years, it is assumed that the central municipality will take advantage of the prolonged
averaging period of over twenty (20) years. For the municipality of the Îles-de-la-
Madeleine, th i s i s a th ree (3) year period from 2002 to 2004.
4. SUPPLY OF MUNICIPALSERVICES AND
OPERATIONS
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4. SUPPLY OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES AND OPERATIONS
4.1 IMPACTS OF RECONSTITUTION OF FORMER MUNICIPALITIES ON THEORGANIZATION AND OPERATION OF SERVICES
In the case where the territory of the present Municipalité des Îles-de-la-Madeleine
would be detached, an urban agglomeration council would be constituted. This council,
formed of elected representatives, i.e. mayors from all the municipalities, would be invested
with the power to make decisions, collect taxes and set rates with respect to urban
agglomeration services.
For reasons of efficiency and equity, the central municipality will provide shared services
designated as urban agglomeration services to the entire territory.
The impacts of the possible reconstitution of former municipalities on the organization and
operation of services stem from the parameters addressed in Bill 9 regarding services,
equipment, infrastructures or activities that will continue to be shared at the
municipal level. At this stage, it is important to specify in this study the general
position held regarding the type and cost of services in respect of proximity powers.
On the one hand, in cases where the service was not provided by the former municipality
before the amalgamation, the assumption held is that this same service would not be
offered by the reconstituted municipality. On the other hand, in cases where the service
was provided by the former municipality before the amalgamation, the assumption held is
that the municipality will continue to offer this service and at the same cost as the current
city.
For the purposes of this study, only the central municipality acts in respect of the powers
mentioned below. These powers are designated as ‘’urban agglomeration powers’’. The
services, equipment, infrastructures or activities under the authority of the urban
agglomeration counci l which are set up in respect of the possible
reconsti tution of the former municipal i t ies of the Îles-de-la-Madeleine are the
following:
� Municipal assessment;
� Civil protection services;
� Fire protection services;
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� The 9-1-1 emergency centre;
� Implementation of the fire safety cover plan and civil protection plan;
� The municipal court;
� Social housing;
� Residual materials disposal and collection;
� Water supply equipment and infrastructures, except local mains;
� Water purification equipment and infrastructures, except local mains;
� Implementation of residual materials management;
� Development and adoption of the residual materials management plan;
� Passenger transportation;
� Economic promotion, including promotion of tourism, outside the territory of an
urban agglomeration municipality;
� Tourist services;
� Regional swimming pool;
� Corporation culturelle Arimage.
The responsibilities of the proximity under the management of the municipal council of
each reconstituted municipality are the following:
� Urban planning, by-laws and minor derogations;
� The issue of permits for construction and renovation;
� Neighbourhood improvement programs;
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� Local waterworks and sewer mains;
� The collection and transport of residual materials;
� The management of local streets;
� Local cultural or sports equipment;
� Local libraries;
� Local parks;
� The issue of licenses for bicycles, animals, etc.
The Sûreté du Québec will continue to offer police services to the entire territory, and
each reconstituted municipality (including the central municipality) will assume the costs.
4.1.1 Human resources
Bill 9 provides that any reorganization is deemed to constitute the alienation of an
undertaking in favour of the central municipality and all related municipalities23 so that
collective agreements will be transferred. The transferred collective agreements expire
on one of the following target dates, whichever comes first:
� The expected date of their expiration or
� months after the reorganization24.
Consequently, on the basis of these principles, when the collective agreements have been
standardized in the current city, the same salaries and non-wage benefits are reflected in
the calculations at the level of reconstituted municipalities even if the
collective agreements that were in force in the reconstituted municipality
before the merger contained less favourable conditions.
23 Section 124, first paragraph of Bill 924 Section 124, second paragraph of Bill 9
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According to Bill 9, every officer or employee of the current city remains an officer or employee
of the central municipality25 as applicable. However, such a person may be transferred to a
related municipality other than the central municipality in accordance with the rules provided for
by the Act.26
In addition, no officer or employee may suffer a salary reduction or be laid off or
dismissed simply as a result of the reorganization of the city or as a result of a
transfer. Such persons do not lose seniority or any employment benefits and they
continue to participate in the retirement plan in which they took part before the
reorganization.27 Consequently, the assumption held is that there would be no reduction in
the total current staff, and the costs used are those appearing in the 2004 budget for
personnel.
Human resources needs were established while taking into account the urban
agglomeration powers that will remain with the central municipality which will be
allocated the staff it needs to exercise its powers.
Then, the total number of current staff reduced from the staff allocated to the urban
agglomeration powers was used to calculate the number of staff to be allocated to the
municipalities for their proximity powers. The allocation to all the reconstituted
municipalities was made by allocating them the same number of staff that they had
before the amalgamation. All additional staff above this number were allocated to the
urban agglomeration powers.
Obviously, in the event of a reconstitution, an additional study on the optimal re-
allocation of staff in cities likely to be reconstituted may be required.
25 Section 122, Bill 926 Section 122, second paragraph, Bill 927 Section 123 Bill 9
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4.1.1.1 Balance sheet of impacts on the employee payroll
According to the information obtained, in the event that all the municipalities are
reconstituted, people currently employed by the Ville des Îles-de-la-Madeleine could be re-
allocated to their former municipality while assuming a sharing of agglomeration and proximity
services.
4.1.1.2 Balance sheet of impacts on remuneration – Municipal counciland urban agglomeration council
There is no specific provision in Bill 9 concerning the remuneration of elected
representatives within a new municipal council or within the urban agglomeration council.
Consequently, the Act respecting the remuneration of elected municipal officers (R.S.Q. c.
T-11.001) will be applied and the new councils will be able to set this remuneration through
a by-law.
To establish the costs related to the urban agglomeration council, since the
remuneration of elected representatives is included under the category of general
administration, the same assumption pertaining to the division of general administration
expenditures between the agglomeration and the proximity has been applied. For the
purposes of making fiscal projections, the assumption held is that the amount obtained for
the remuneration of elected representatives of the urban agglomeration council following the
division would be sufficient to cover the remuneration of these representatives.
With regard to the portion charged to the proximity powers (the balance), this amount
was redistributed to each of the reconstituted municipalities in proportion to the
expenditures for the remuneration of the municipal council from the financial results of
the year preceding the amalgamation. Then, the amount allotted to each reconstituted
municipality was adjusted (downward or upward) so that the remuneration to elected
municipal representatives resulting from the division respects the same amounts as
those observed in the fiscal year before the amalgamation (remuneration before the
indexed amalgamation). Table 4.1 illustrates the impact of recurrent transition costs
related to the remuneration of elected representatives.
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Table 4.1 Balance sheet of impacts on remuneration – Municipal council
Impact on remuneration ofelected officers – Year 1 of
reconstitutionUrban agglomeration council n/a
Municipal council of Cap-aux-Meules 8 375 $
Municipal council of Fatima 16 554 $
Municipal council of Grande-Entrée 12 202 $
Municipal council of Grosse-Île 7 770 $
Municipal council of Havre-aux-Maisons 16 165 $
Municipal council of Étang-du-Nord 18 810 $
Municipal council of Havre-Aubert 17 000 $
Total 96 875 $
4.1.2 Material resources
According to the provisions of the Act, the costs of maintaining buildings, machinery and
vehicles, which are related to a municipal service that fully results from an urban
agglomeration power, have been charged to the agglomeration, regardless of where an
immovable is situated or which municipality owned a piece of equipment. In view of this, it is
not important at this stage of the study to make an exhaustive list of all the buildings,
machinery and vehicles that will continue to be the property of the agglomeration. The
objective was to ensure that in the event that former municipalities are reconstituted, the
current assets of the Municipalité des Îles-de-la-Madeleine would be sufficient so that all
municipalities (including the central municipality) could exercise urban agglomeration
powers (central municipality only) and proximity powers.
Consequently, according to the information obtained from staff at the city of
Îles-de-la-Madeleine, the material resources available in the current city are sufficient to
meet the needs of each of the former cities likely to be reconstituted in terms of the assets
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they owned before the reorganization. Accordingly, no additional cost related to the
purchase of assets has been considered. In spite of the information obtained, even though
the current city is not anticipating problems with regard to the potential division of assets if
the former municipalities are later reconstituted, it is still the case that if an eventual
reconstitution were to take place, a more in-depth analysis concerning the division of assets
could be appropriate.
4.1.3 Financial and fiscal aspects
4.1.3.1 Evaluation of non-recurrent costs related to the reconstitution of each of theformer municipalities and formulation of a funding hypothesis
Non-recurrent costs related to the possible reconstitution of each of the former
municipalities were funded over a period of three years. Table 4.2 illustrates the estimate of
non-recurrent costs as well as the impact on the annual budget for each municipality likely
to be reconstituted. Recurrent costs estimated for human resources needs are added to
illustrate the impact on the annual budget of reconstitution costs for each of the former
municipalities.
Table 4.2 Costs related to reconstitution
Costs of reconstitutionCap-aux-Meules Fatima
Grande-Entrée Grosse-Île
Havre-aux-
MaisonsÉtang-du-
Nord
Île-du-Havre-Aubert Total
Administrative documents 10 000 $ 10 000 $ 10 000 $ 10 000 $ 10 000 $ 10 000 $ 10 000 $ 70 000 $
Referendum poll 11 218 $ 19 187 $ 4 171 $ 3 621 $ 14 035 $ 14 703 $ 19 779 $ 86 713 $
Transition committee 16 603 $ 28 148 $ 6 498 $ 5 395 $ 21 865 $ 31 203 $ 25 288 $ 135 000 $
Reorganizing of office space 17 500 $ 20 000 $ 20 000 $ 20 000 $ 20 000 $ 22 500 $ 22 500 $ 142 500 $
Allocation of assets – acquired equipment
Computer equipement 26 000 $ 26 000 $ 26 000 $ 26 000 $ 26 000 $ 26 000 $ 156 000 $
Collective agreement – union accreditationand harmonization
10 000 $ 10 000 $ 10 000 $ 10 000 $ 10 000 $ 10 000 $ 10 000 $ 70 000 $
Overhaul of by-laws 2 000 $ 15 000 $ 2 000 $ 2 000 $ 15 000 $ 15 000 $ 15 000 $ 66 000 $
Non- recurrent reconstitution costs 93 321 $ 128 335 $ 78 669 $ 77 016 $ 116 900 $ 103 407 $ 128 567 $ 726 213 $
Annual budgetary impact 31 107 $ 42 778 $ 26 223 $ 25 672 $ 38 967 $ 34 469 $ 42 856 $ 242 071 $
Recurrent reconstitution costs 8 375 $ 16 554 $ 12 202 $ 7 770 $ 16 165 $ 18 810 $ 17 000 $ 96 875 $
Total reconstitutions costs 39 481 $ 59 333 $ 38 425 $ 33 442 $ 55 131 $ 53 279 $ 59 855 $ 338 946 $
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4.1.3.2 Use of financial aid balance within the Programme d’aide financière auregroupement municipal
The balance of financial aid to be paid within the Programme d’aide financière au
regroupement municipal is applied to reduce urban agglomeration expenditures. The
balance of financial aid to be received for December 31, 2004 is $211,408 ($132,130 in
2005 and $79,278 in 2006). As year 1 of the reconstitution of municipalities is established
from 2004 budget forecasts of the city of Îles-de-la-Madeleine and this budget takes into
account a revenue of $264,260 as a grant to the amalgamation, year 3 of the budget
forecasts is thus the last year where this revenue is considered.
4.1.3.3 Status of working capital, the accumulated surplus (deficit), and all sumsavailable to all other funds of the current city and forecast allocation
Reserves and surpluses that, according to the terms of the Order, had been allocated to the
benefits of the former municipalities at the time of the amalgamation, will continue to belong
to each of the municipalities in the event of a reconstitution. Since the amalgamation, the
Municipalité des Îles-de-la-Madeleine has created a new reserve and existing reserves
come from all the former municipalities. The accumulated surplus allocated on December
31, 2002 totals $947,710, of which $510,937 came from surpluses of former municipalities
and $436,773 came from the new city of Îles-de-la-Madeleine.
4.1.3.4 Status of the current city’s long-term debt and forecast allocation
The reorganized former cities resume responsibility for the balance of debts that they had
incurred at the moment of the merger and they continue to fund them themselves.
However if, before the reorganization, the funding of such debts was assumed by several
former municipalities, these debts become the debts of the central municipality that funds
them through an aliquot share payable by each targeted related municipality according to
the same bases of allocation as those applied immediately before the reorganization. To
simplify the presentation of fiscal projections, the terms (capital and interest) were charged
directly to the reconstituted municipalities.
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This practice does not change the results in any way and produces exactly the same effect
as if the aliquot shares had been applied.
The central city (agglomeration) assumes the debts related to property and services under
its exclusive jurisdiction if such debts were contracted at the moment of the merger and the
reorganization.
Debts contracted by the city after its creation and before the de-merger and which fall under
urban agglomeration powers become the debts of the central municipality (agglomeration).
Debts contracted by the city after its creation and before the de-merger and which fall under
local powers become the debts of the central municipality (agglomeration) that funds them
via an aliquot share paid by the beneficiary municipality(ies). Here again, the terms (capital
and interest) have been charged directly to the reconstituted former municipalities.
Table 4.3 presents the status of long-term debt at December 31, 2004 and its forecast
allocation taking into account the above-mentioned assumptions. It is important to point out
that the status of the debt in an amalgamation is the same as in a reconstitution. In this
case, no investment of capital is necessary in the event of an eventual reconstitution of
former municipalities.
Table 4.3 Status of the debt as at 31-12-2004 and forecast allocation
List of by-lawsCap-aux-Meules
FatimaGrande-Entrée
Grosse-ÎleHavre-aux-
MaisonsÉtang-du-
Nord
Île-du-Havre-Aubert
Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Balance of debt as at31-12-2004
690 600 $ 491 183 $ 58 451 $ 167 400 $ 190 890 $ 779 200 $ 299 700 $ 2 533 780 $
4.1.3.5 The current city’s capital expenditures and forecast allocation
For the purposes of this study, so as not to bias the results by including all projects planned
in the triennial capital expenditures program in service of the debt, only capital expenditure
projects whose loan by-laws have been or are in the process of being adopted were
considered. For the Municipalité des îles-de-la-Madeleine, as there is no by-law in the
process of being adopted at this time, there is no problem of allocation with regard to the
eventual division of the loan.
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4.1.3.6 Status of the summary of the current city’s municipal assessment role andallocation of values between each of the former municipalities
Table 4.4 illustrates the summary of the current city’s municipal assessment role and the
allocation of values between each of the former municipalities.
Table 4.4 Summary of the municipal tax assessment role
Category of immovableCurrent cityassessment
Cap-aux-Meules
assessmentFatima
assessment
Grande-Entrée
assessmentGrosse-Île
assessment
Havre-aux-Maisons
assessment
Étang-du-Nord
assessment
Île-du-Havre-Aubert
assessment
Residential 251 719 900 $ 36 676 800 $ 48 725 000 $ 9 564 300 $ 8 347 200 $ 43 587 200 $ 62 985 000 $ 41 834 400 $
Non-residential 116 222 610 $ 46 798 600 $ 11 689 800 $ 1 958 300 $ 13 943 600 $ 8 968 700 $ 20 981 910 $ 11 881 700 $
Total tax base 367 942 510 $ 83 475 400 $ 60 414 800 $ 11 522 600 $ 22 290 800 $ 52 555 900 $ 83 966 910 $ 53 716 100 $
Table 4.5 illustrates the pro forma budget of the current city’s annual net expenditures as
well as the urban agglomeration budgets of each of the reconstituted municipalities for year
1 of the reconstitution.
Table 4.5 Net expenditure budgets for Year 1 of reconstitution
2004 BUDGETCURRENT CITY C
Actual 2001 – references
Nearby services – Adjustments
Transition costs Budget 2004 –
Actual 2001 – references
Nearby services – Adjustments
Transition costs Budget 2004 –
net expenditures
reconstituted city
net expenditures
reconstituted city
NON-MATCHING REVENUES Transfer taxes 70 000$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ 100% -$ -$ 70 000$ (70 000)$ (15 880,95)$ (11 493,74)$ Interest - banking and investments 3 500$ 37% -$ -$ 1 331$ (1 331)$ 63% -$ -$ 2 169$ (2 169)$ Interest - receivables 109 200$ 19% -$ -$ 21 041$ (21 041)$ 81% -$ -$ 88 159$ (88 159)$ (9 072,33)$ (18 114,76)$ Municipal grouping 264 260$ 100% 264 260$ -$ (264 260)$ 0% -$ -$ Equalisation 948 600$ 53% -$ 503 707$ -$ (503 707)$ 47% -$ 444 893$ -$ (444 893)$ (47 811,93)$ (90 394,54)$ Financial help program for Regional county municipality 126 900$ 100% 126 900$ (126 900)$ 0% -$ Compensation for TGE-FSFAL 177 924$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ 100% -$ 177 924$ -$ (177 924)$ -$ (46 856,00)$ Incomes diversification 71 200$ 37% -$ 26 583$ -$ (26 583)$ 63% -$ 44 617$ -$ (44 617)$ (13 572,37)$ (5 227,35)$ GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Total non-matching revenues 921 450$ 22 373$ (943 822)$ 667 434$ 160 327$ (827 762)$ General administration expenses (allocation) 37% 784 617$ -$ 5 974$ 778 643$ 63% 1 316 889$ -$ 10 026$ 1 306 863$ Municipal council 1 284 689$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 43 079,00$ 53 036,00$ Compliance with laws and regulations Application of the Act 2 17 000$ 100% 17 000$ -$ 17 000$ -$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ 1 459,00$ -$ Financial and administrative management 3 1 098 781$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 239 685,00$ 326 845,00$ Registrar 4 139 522$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 4 540,00$ 1 541,00$ Assessment 5 245 000$ 100% 245 000$ -$ 28 825$ 216 175$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ 18 466,00$ 40 083,00$ Personnel management 6 274 300$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ Other 7 304 214$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 81 830,00$ 39 481,41$ 59 775,00$ 59 332,00$
TOTAL ADMINISTRATION 8 2 363 506$ 44% 1 046 617$ 921 450$ 74 171$ 50 996$ 56% 1 316 889$ 667 434$ 170 354$ 479 101$ 389 059,00$ 90 582,75$ -$ 39 481,41$ 130 064,16$ 481 280,00$ 46 770,44$ -$ 59 332,00$ 106 102,44$ PUBLIC SECURITY 2 363 506$ Police 9 693 977$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ 100% 693 977$ -$ -$ 693 977$ 155 883,00$ 106 981,00$ Fire protection 10 230 928$ 100% 230 928$ -$ 4 500$ 226 428$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ 194 519,00$ 65 871,00$ Civil protection 11 12 000$ 100% 12 000$ -$ -$ 12 000$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ Other 12 7 650$ 100% 7 650$ -$ -$ 7 650$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ 138,00$ 15 367,00$
TOTAL PUBLIC SECURITY 13 944 555$ 27% 250 578$ -$ 4 500$ 246 078$ 73% 693 977$ -$ -$ 693 977$ 350 540,00$ 196 796,86$ -$ -$ 196 796,86$ 188 219,00$ 105 668,13$ -$ -$ 105 668,13$ TRANSPORTATION Road system Municipal roads and streets 14 896 724$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ 100% 896 724$ 380 519$ 4 500$ 511 705$ 23 919,00$ 132 734,00$ Snow removal 15 1 112 219$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ 100% 1 112 219$ -$ 366 350$ 745 869$ 129 337,00$ 259 569,00$ Street lighting 16 76 732$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ 100% 76 732$ -$ -$ 76 732$ 16 419,00$ 24 259,00$ Traffic and parking control 17 11 936$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ 100% 11 936$ -$ 14 670$ (2 734)$ 550,00$ 173,00$ Public transportation Public transit 18 167 759$ 100% 167 759$ 142 422$ -$ 25 337$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 3 507,00$ Air transportation 19 -$ -$ -$ Water transportation 20 -$ -$ -$ Other 21 -$ 3 507,00$ -$
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 22 2 265 370$ 7% 167 759$ 142 422$ -$ 25 337$ 93% 2 097 611$ 380 519$ 385 520$ 1 331 572$ 173 732,00$ 124 474,00$ -$ -$ 124 474,00$ 420 242,00$ 301 091,35$ -$ -$ 301 091,35$ ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Water and sewers Purification and treatment of drinking water 23 487 534$ 100% 487 534$ 133 500$ -$ 354 034$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ 159 687,00$ 2 816,00$ Drinking water distribution system 24 442 860$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ 100% 442 860$ 52 816$ 21 550$ 368 494$ 140 851,00$ 222 764,00$ Wastewater treatment 25 335 612$ 100% 335 612$ 394 663$ -$ (59 051)$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ Sewer systems 26 266 816$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ 100% 266 816$ -$ 33 929$ 232 887$ 82 641,00$ 65 428,00$ Residual materials Domestic garbage - collection and transport 27 621 300$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ 100% 621 300$ -$ -$ 621 300$ 234 976,00$ 244 976,00$ - disposal 28 1 361 399$ 100% 1 361 399$ 40 000$ 269 500$ 1 051 899$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ Secondary materials - collection and transport 29 -$ -$ -$ - treatment 30 -$ -$ -$ Disposal of dry materials 31 -$ -$ -$ Watercourse improvements 32 -$ -$ -$ Protection of the environment 33 -$ -$ -$ Other 34 -$ -$ -$ -$
TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 35 3 515 521$ 62% 2 184 545$ 568 163$ 269 500$ 1 346 882$ 38% 1 330 976$ 52 816$ 55 479$ 1 222 681$ 618 155,00$ 278 951,65$ -$ -$ 278 951,65$ 535 984,00$ 241 870,76$ -$ -$ 241 870,76$ HEALTH AND WELFARE Food inspection 1 -$ -$ -$ Social housing 2 112 500$ 100% 112 500$ -$ -$ 112 500$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 10 366,00$ Other 3 -$ 16 133,00$ -$
TOTAL HEALTH AND WELFARE 4 112 500$ 100% 112 500$ -$ -$ 112 500$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ 16 133,00$ -$ -$ -$ 10 366,00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ LAND USE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT -$ Land use plannning, development and zoning 5 276 363$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ 100% 276 363$ -$ 36 005$ 240 358$ 2 590,00$ 2 775,00$ Urban renewal -$ heritage properties 6 -$ -$ -$ -$ other properties 7 7 228$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ 100% 7 228$ 12 000$ -$ (4 772)$ 90 852,00$ -$ Economic promotion and development -$ industrial and businesses 8 278 898$ 100% 278 898$ 26 500$ -$ 252 398$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ 16 525,00$ -$ tourism 9 41 450$ 100% 41 450$ 12 600$ -$ 28 850$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 10 267,00$ other 10 177 095$ 100% 177 095$ 170 000$ -$ 7 095$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 13 096,00$ Other 11 -$ -$ 182 483,00$
TOTAL LAND USE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 12 781 034$ 64% 497 443$ 209 100$ -$ 288 343$ 36% 283 591$ 12 000$ 36 005$ 235 586$ 109 967,00$ 27 986,08$ -$ -$ 27 986,08$ 208 621,00$ 53 093,05$ -$ -$ 53 093,05$ RECREATION AND CULTURE Recreational activities community centres 13 494 522$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ 100% 494 522$ 149 089$ 123 800$ 221 633$ 81 073,00$ 4 046,00$ indoor and outdoor skating rinks 14 497 792$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ 100% 497 792$ -$ 287 200$ 210 592$ 105 890,00$ 321 242,00$ pools, beaches and marinas 15 10 178$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ 100% 10 178$ -$ -$ 10 178$ 5 078,00$ 5 116,00$ parks and playgrounds 16 106 628$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ 100% 106 628$ -$ 62 650$ 43 978$ -$ 33 578,00$ Regional parks – management and operation -$ -$ exhibitions and fairs 17 42 341$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ 100% 42 341$ -$ -$ 42 341$ -$ -$ other 18 385 986$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ 100% 385 986$ -$ -$ 385 986$ 321 592,00$ 1 855,00$
Total recreational activities 19 1 537 447$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ 100% 1 537 447$ 149 089$ 473 650$ 914 708$ 513 633,00$ 202 360,32$ -$ -$ 202 360,32$ 365 837,00$ 144 131,89$ -$ -$ 144 131,89$ Cultural activities community centres (hall rentals) 20 17 389$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ 100% 17 389$ -$ 23 500$ (6 111)$ -$ 16 032,00$ libraries 21 84 452$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ 100% 84 452$ -$ 1 000$ 83 452$ 5 165,00$ 14 486,00$ heritage museums and exhibition centres 22 -$ -$ -$ other heritage resources 23 46 052$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ 100% 46 052$ 25 000$ -$ 21 052$ 2 534,00$ -$ other 24 146 967$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ 100% 146 967$ 12 500$ -$ 134 467$ -$ 111 696,00$ Agglomeration facilities or events – Sect. 105 242 118$ 100% 242 118$ 82 333$ 108 500$ 51 285$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
Total cultural activities 25 536 978$ 45% 242 118$ 82 333$ 108 500$ 51 285$ 55% 294 860$ 37 500$ 24 500$ 232 860$ 7 699,00$ 4 542,34$ -$ -$ 4 542,34$ 142 214,00$ 83 904,98$ -$ -$ 83 904,98$ TOTAL RECREATION AND CULTURE 26 2 074 425$ 12% 242 118$ 82 333$ 108 500$ 51 285$ 88% 1 832 307$ 186 589$ 498 150$ 1 147 568$ 521 332,00$ 206 902,66$ -$ -$ 206 902,66$ 508 051,00$ 228 036,87$ -$ -$ 228 036,87$
ELECTRICITY 27 -$ 0% 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
FINANCING CHARGES Long-term debt interest 28 1 068 124$ 25% 267 129$ -$ -$ 267 129$ 75% 800 995$ -$ -$ 800 995$ 48 354,00$ 101 678,00$ 101 678,00$ 115 171,00$ 131 218,00$ 131 218,00$ other charges 29 10 000$ 100% 10 000$ -$ -$ 10 000$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ Other financing charges 30 145 000$ 37% 54 137$ -$ -$ 54 137$ 63% 90 863$ -$ -$ 90 863$ 1 492,00$ 9 246,00$ 9 246,00$ 27 343,00$ 17 969,22$ 17 969,22$
TOTAL FINANCING CHARGES 31 1 223 124$ 27% 331 266$ -$ -$ 331 266$ 73% 891 858$ -$ -$ 891 858$ 49 846,00$ 110 924,00$ -$ -$ 110 924,00$ 142 514,00$ 149 187,22$ -$ -$ 149 187,22$ OTHER FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Reimbursement long-term debt 1 749 978$ 34% 601 034$ -$ -$ 601 034$ 66% 1 148 944$ -$ 757 701$ 391 243$ 133 892,00$ 123 291,00$ (117 032,00)$ 6 259,00$ 137 572,00$ 138 690,00$ (170 878,00)$ (32 188,00)$ Transfer to investment activities 60 000$ 100% 60 000$ -$ 60 000$ -$ 0% -$ -$ -$ -$ 126 341,00$ 356 673,00$
TOTAL FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 1 809 978$ 37% 661 034$ -$ 60 000$ 601 034$ 63% 1 148 944$ -$ 757 701$ 391 243$ 260 233,00$ 123 291,00$ (117 032,00)$ -$ 6 259,00$ 494 245,00$ 138 690,00$ (170 878,00)$ -$ (32 188,00)$
TOTAL EXPENDITURE 15 090 013$ 36% 5 493 860$ 1 923 468$ 516 671$ 3 053 721$ 64% 9 596 153$ 1 299 358$ 1 903 209$ 6 393 586$ 2 488 997,00$ 1 159 909,00$ (117 032,00)$ 39 481,41$ 1 082 358,40$ 2 989 522,00$ 1 264 407,82$ (170 878,00)$ 59 332,00$ 1 152 861,82$
Cap-aux-MeulesAGGLOMERATION SERVICES
FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES
% (2)
Other revenues from local sources
(5)
Transfers (4) Operating expenditures (1)
Net operating expenditures
agglomeration (6) % (7)
Local operating
expenditures (8)
Fatima
Operating expenditures
agglomeration (3)
NEARBY SERVICES
Transfers (9)
Other revenues from local sources
(10)
Net operating expenditures – nearby services
(11)
Table 4.5 Net expenditure budgets for Year 1 of reconstitution
2004 BUDGETCURRENT CITY
Actual 2001 – references
Nearby services – Adjustments
Transition costs Budget 2004 –
Actual 2001 – references
Nearby services – Adjustments
Transition costs Budget 2004 –
Actual 2001 – references
Nearby services – Adjustments
Transition costs Budget 2004 –
Actual 2001 – references
Nearby services – Adjustments
Transition costs Budget 2004 –
net expenditures
reconstituted city
net expenditures
reconstituted city
net expenditures
reconstituted city
net expenditures
reconstituted city
NON-MATCHING REVENUES Transfer taxes 70 000,00$ (2 192,14)$ (4 240,76)$ (9 998,61)$ (15 974,46)$ Interest - banking and investments 3 500,00$ Interest - receivables 109 200,00$ (4 679,11)$ (5 892,77)$ (14 395,75)$ (21 608,17)$ Municipal grouping 264 260,00$ Equalisation 948 600,00$ (20 873,19)$ (25 562,66)$ (79 792,64)$ (110 488,39)$ Financial help program for Regional county municipality 126 900,00$ Compensation for TGE-FSFAL 177 924,00$ (16 852,00)$ -$ (39 964,00)$ (46 950,00)$ Incomes diversification 71 200,00$ (875,70)$ (6 235,18)$ (4 010,55)$ (9 382,51)$ GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Total non-matching revenues General administration expenses (allocation) Municipal council 1 284 689,00$ 36 523,00$ 23 777,00$ 58 590,00$ 146 268,00$ Compliance with laws and regulations Application of the Act 2 17 000,00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ Financial and administrative management 3 1 098 781,00$ 178 601,00$ 137 384,00$ 209 509,00$ 196 643,00$ Registrar 4 139 522,00$ 800,00$ 976,00$ 5 489,00$ 38 531,00$ Assessment 5 245 000,00$ 10 689,00$ 17 643,00$ 32 382,00$ 72 913,00$ Personnel management 6 274 300,00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ Other 7 304 214,00$ 4 779,00$ 38 424,84$ 43 275,00$ 33 441,78$ 48 584,00$ 55 131,22$ 74 913,00$ 53 278,85$
TOTAL ADMINISTRATION 8 2 363 506,00$ 231 392,00$ 59 750,85$ -$ 38 424,84$ 98 175,69$ 223 055,00$ 59 500,46$ -$ 33 441,78$ 92 942,23$ 354 554,00$ 13 068,02$ -$ 55 131,22$ 68 199,24$ 529 268,00$ 36 275,32$ -$ 53 278,85$ 89 554,17$ PUBLIC SECURITY Police 9 693 977,00$ 19 128,00$ 43 635,00$ 86 139,00$ 154 684,00$ Fire protection 10 230 928,00$ 39 700,00$ 44 868,00$ 52 674,00$ 78 735,00$ Civil protection 11 12 000,00$ 1 035,00$ 4 360,00$ -$ Other 12 7 650,00$ -$ -$ 22 474,00$
TOTAL PUBLIC SECURITY 13 944 555,00$ 59 863,00$ 33 607,72$ -$ -$ 33 607,72$ 92 863,00$ 52 134,27$ -$ -$ 52 134,27$ 138 813,00$ 77 931,08$ -$ -$ 77 931,08$ 255 893,00$ 143 661,03$ -$ -$ 143 661,03$ TRANSPORTATION Road system Municipal roads and streets 14 896 724,00$ 27 982,00$ 7 790,00$ 134 462,00$ 153 966,00$ Snow removal 15 1 112 219,00$ 30 804,00$ 55 000,00$ 215 609,00$ 152 863,00$ Street lighting 16 76 732,00$ 9 279,00$ 7 955,00$ 7 110,00$ 14 037,00$ Traffic and parking control 17 11 936,00$ -$ -$ -$ 7 093,00$ Public transportation Public transit 18 167 759,00$ -$ 1 010,00$ 4 733,00$ 3 507,00$ Air transportation 19 -$ -$ -$ -$ Water transportation 20 -$ -$ -$ -$ Other 21 -$ -$ -$ -$
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 22 2 265 370,00$ 68 065,00$ 48 766,62$ -$ -$ 48 766,62$ 71 755,00$ 51 410,40$ -$ -$ 51 410,40$ 361 914,00$ 259 301,01$ -$ -$ 259 301,01$ 331 466,00$ 237 485,89$ -$ -$ 237 485,89$ ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Water and sewers Purification and treatment of drinking water 23 487 534,00$ -$ -$ 4 298,00$ 32 575,00$ Drinking water distribution system 24 442 860,00$ -$ 2 503,00$ 70 628,00$ 235 044,00$ Wastewater treatment 25 335 612,00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ Sewer systems 26 266 816,00$ -$ -$ 40 798,00$ 78 542,00$ Residual materials Domestic garbage - collection and transport 27 621 300,00$ 65 069,00$ 66 473,00$ 184 675,00$ 347 413,00$ - disposal 28 1 361 399,00$ 2 737,00$ -$ -$ -$ Secondary materials - collection and transport 29 -$ -$ 6 000,00$ -$ -$ - treatment 30 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ Disposal of dry materials 31 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ Watercourse improvements 32 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ Protection of the environment 33 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ Other 34 -$ -$ 803,00$ -$
TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 35 3 515 521,00$ 67 806,00$ 30 598,47$ -$ -$ 30 598,47$ 74 976,00$ 33 834,04$ -$ -$ 33 834,04$ 301 202,00$ 135 921,89$ -$ -$ 135 921,89$ 693 574,00$ 312 985,59$ -$ -$ 312 985,59$ HEALTH AND WELFARE Food inspection 1 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ Social housing 2 112 500,00$ 16 449,00$ 12 722,00$ 15 077,00$ 8 180,00$ Other 3 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
TOTAL HEALTH AND WELFARE 4 112 500,00$ 16 449,00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 12 722,00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 15 077,00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 8 180,00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ LAND USE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Land use plannning, development and zoning 5 276 363,00$ 1 089,00$ 965,00$ 14 205,00$ 2 221,00$ Urban renewal heritage properties 6 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ other properties 7 7 228,00$ -$ -$ -$ 346 098,00$ Economic promotion and development industrial and businesses 8 278 898,00$ 2 469,00$ 4 577,00$ 22 379,00$ 58 208,00$ tourism 9 41 450,00$ -$ 4 645,00$ -$ 3 924,00$ other 10 177 095,00$ -$ 33 442,00$ -$ -$ Other 11 -$ 1 076,00$ -$ 1 556,00$ -$
TOTAL LAND USE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 12 781 034,00$ 4 634,00$ 1 179,33$ -$ -$ 1 179,33$ 43 629,00$ 11 103,37$ -$ -$ 11 103,37$ 38 140,00$ 9 706,45$ -$ -$ 9 706,45$ 410 451,00$ 104 457,83$ -$ -$ 104 457,83$ RECREATION AND CULTURE Recreational activities community centres 13 494 522,00$ -$ 34 157,00$ 77 285,00$ 165 870,00$ indoor and outdoor skating rinks 14 497 792,00$ 755,00$ -$ 186 826,00$ -$ pools, beaches and marinas 15 10 178,00$ 1 650,00$ 626,00$ 814,00$ 120 992,00$ parks and playgrounds 16 106 628,00$ -$ 71 831,00$ 28 919,00$ 13 503,00$ Regional parks – management and operation exhibitions and fairs 17 42 341,00$ -$ -$ 21 409,00$ 37 958,00$ other 18 385 986,00$ 79 005,00$ 448,00$ 231 443,00$ 666,00$
Total recreational activities 19 1 537 447,00$ 81 410,00$ 32 073,78$ -$ -$ 32 073,78$ 107 062,00$ 42 180,12$ -$ -$ 42 180,12$ 546 696,00$ 215 386,43$ -$ -$ 215 386,43$ 338 989,00$ 133 554,35$ -$ -$ 133 554,35$ Cultural activities community centres (hall rentals) 20 17 389,00$ -$ -$ 3 886,00$ 3 707,00$ libraries 21 84 452,00$ 4 781,00$ 4 565,00$ 16 695,00$ 21 005,00$ heritage museums and exhibition centres 22 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ other heritage resources 23 46 052,00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ other 24 146 967,00$ 379,00$ 36 724,00$ 1 686,00$ 2 702,00$ Agglomeration facilities or events – Sect. 105 242 118,00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
Total cultural activities 25 536 978,00$ 5 160,00$ 3 044,35$ -$ -$ 3 044,35$ 41 289,00$ 24 360,14$ -$ -$ 24 360,14$ 22 267,00$ 13 137,33$ -$ -$ 13 137,33$ 27 414,00$ 16 174,01$ -$ -$ 16 174,01$ TOTAL RECREATION AND CULTURE 26 2 074 425,00$ 86 570,00$ 35 118,14$ -$ -$ 35 118,14$ 148 351,00$ 66 540,26$ -$ -$ 66 540,26$ 568 963,00$ 228 523,76$ -$ -$ 228 523,76$ 366 403,00$ 149 728,37$ -$ -$ 149 728,37$
ELECTRICITY 27 -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$
FINANCING CHARGES Long-term debt interest 28 1 068 124,00$ 6 709,00$ 4 496,00$ 4 496,00$ 155,00$ 8 649,00$ 8 649,00$ 181 556,00$ 139 211,00$ 139 211,00$ 269 259,00$ 230 005,00$ 230 005,00$ other charges 29 10 000,00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 20 330,00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ Other financing charges 30 145 000,00$ 7 645,00$ 3 223,91$ 3 223,91$ 4 187,00$ 4 323,09$ 4 323,09$ 23 114,00$ 15 519,89$ 15 519,89$ 19 241,00$ 22 922,98$ 22 922,98$
TOTAL FINANCING CHARGES 31 1 223 124,00$ 14 354,00$ 7 719,91$ -$ -$ 7 719,91$ 4 342,00$ 12 972,09$ -$ -$ 12 972,09$ 225 000,00$ 154 730,89$ -$ -$ 154 730,89$ 288 500,00$ 252 927,98$ -$ -$ 252 927,98$ OTHER FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Reimbursement long-term debt 1 749 978,00$ 8 057,00$ 10 110,00$ 10 110,00$ 2 881,00$ 16 700,00$ 16 700,00$ 213 028,00$ 212 877,00$ (129 050,00)$ 83 827,00$ 326 606,00$ 375 458,00$ (163 787,00)$ 211 671,00$ Transfer to investment activities 60 000,00$ 78 516,00$ 80 118,00$ 151 048,00$ 192 774,00$
TOTAL FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 1 809 978,00$ 86 573,00$ 10 110,00$ -$ -$ 10 110,00$ 82 999,00$ 16 700,00$ -$ -$ 16 700,00$ 364 076,00$ 212 877,00$ (129 050,00)$ -$ 83 827,00$ 519 380,00$ 375 458,00$ (163 787,00)$ -$ 211 671,00$
TOTAL EXPENDITURE 15 090 013,00$ 635 706,00$ 226 851,04$ -$ 38 424,84$ 265 275,87$ 754 692,00$ 304 194,88$ -$ 33 441,78$ 337 636,66$ 2 367 739,00$ 1 092 060,10$ (129 050,00)$ 55 131,22$ 1 018 141,32$ 3 403 115,00$ 1 612 980,01$ (163 787,00)$ 53 278,85$ 1 502 471,86$
Grande-Entrée Grosse-Île
FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES Operating
expenditures (1)
Havre-aux-Maisons L'Étang-du-Nord
Table 4.5 Net expenditure budgets for Year 1 of reconstitution
2004 BUDGETCURRENT CITY
Actual 2001 – references
Nearby services – Adjustments
Transition costs Budget 2004 –
net expenditures
reconstituted city
NON-MATCHING REVENUES Transfer taxes 70 000,00$ (10 219,33)$ Interest - banking and investments 3 500,00$ Interest - receivables 109 200,00$ (14 395,75)$ Municipal grouping 264 260,00$ Equalisation 948 600,00$ (69 970,04)$ Financial help program for Regional county municipality 126 900,00$ Compensation for TGE-FSFAL 177 924,00$ (27 302,00)$ Incomes diversification 71 200,00$ (5 313,16)$ GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Total non-matching revenues General administration expenses (allocation) Municipal council 1 284 689,00$ 182 861,00$ Compliance with laws and regulations Application of the Act 2 17 000,00$ -$ Financial and administrative management 3 1 098 781,00$ 259 051,00$ Registrar 4 139 522,00$ -$ Assessment 5 245 000,00$ 92 172,00$ Personnel management 6 274 300,00$ Other 7 304 214,00$ 126 413,00$ 59 855,12$
TOTAL ADMINISTRATION 8 2 363 506,00$ 660 497,00$ 173 153,54$ -$ 59 855,12$ 233 008,66$ PUBLIC SECURITY Police 9 693 977,00$ 108 053,00$ Fire protection 10 230 928,00$ 41 887,00$ Civil protection 11 12 000,00$ -$ Other 12 7 650,00$ -$
TOTAL PUBLIC SECURITY 13 944 555,00$ 149 940,00$ 84 177,90$ -$ -$ 84 177,90$ TRANSPORTATION Road system Municipal roads and streets 14 896 724,00$ 204 693,00$ Snow removal 15 1 112 219,00$ 207 867,00$ Street lighting 16 76 732,00$ 15 180,00$ Traffic and parking control 17 11 936,00$ -$ Public transportation -$ Public transit 18 167 759,00$ 3 600,00$ Air transportation 19 -$ -$ Water transportation 20 -$ -$ Other 21 -$ -$
TOTAL TRANSPORTATION 22 2 265 370,00$ 431 340,00$ 309 042,74$ -$ -$ 309 042,74$ ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Water and sewers Purification and treatment of drinking water 23 487 534,00$ 3 783,00$ Drinking water distribution system 24 442 860,00$ 109 723,00$ Wastewater treatment 25 335 612,00$ 31 939,00$ Sewer systems 26 266 816,00$ 1 166,00$ Residual materials Domestic garbage - collection and transport 27 621 300,00$ 266 017,00$ - disposal 28 1 361 399,00$ -$ Secondary materials - collection and transport 29 -$ -$ - treatment 30 -$ -$ Disposal of dry materials 31 -$ -$ Watercourse improvements 32 -$ -$ Protection of the environment 33 -$ -$ Other 34 -$ 5 128,00$
TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 35 3 515 521,00$ 417 756,00$ 188 518,61$ -$ -$ 188 518,61$ HEALTH AND WELFARE Food inspection 1 -$ -$ Social housing 2 112 500,00$ 49 231,00$ Other 3 -$ -$
TOTAL HEALTH AND WELFARE 4 112 500,00$ 49 231,00$ -$ -$ -$ -$ LAND USE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT Land use plannning, development and zoning 5 276 363,00$ 32 253,00$ Urban renewal heritage properties 6 -$ -$ other properties 7 7 228,00$ 26 973,00$ Economic promotion and development industrial and businesses 8 278 898,00$ 37 434,00$ tourism 9 41 450,00$ 8 688,00$ other 10 177 095,00$ Other 11 -$ 4 909,00$
TOTAL LAND USE PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 12 781 034,00$ 110 257,00$ 28 059,88$ -$ -$ 28 059,88$ RECREATION AND CULTURE Recreational activities community centres 13 494 522,00$ 3 586,00$ indoor and outdoor skating rinks 14 497 792,00$ -$ pools, beaches and marinas 15 10 178,00$ 43 637,00$ parks and playgrounds 16 106 628,00$ 3 423,00$ Regional parks – management and operation exhibitions and fairs 17 42 341,00$ 77 345,00$ other 18 385 986,00$ 240 103,00$
Total recreational activities 19 1 537 447,00$ 368 094,00$ 145 021,10$ -$ -$ 145 021,10$ Cultural activities community centres (hall rentals) 20 17 389,00$ -$ libraries 21 84 452,00$ 23 317,00$ heritage museums and exhibition centres 22 -$ 77 813,00$ other heritage resources 23 46 052,00$ other 24 146 967,00$ 47 511,00$ Agglomeration facilities or events – Sect. 105 242 118,00$ -$
Total cultural activities 25 536 978,00$ 148 641,00$ 87 696,85$ -$ -$ 87 696,85$ TOTAL RECREATION AND CULTURE 26 2 074 425,00$ 516 735,00$ 232 717,95$ -$ -$ 232 717,95$
ELECTRICITY 27 -$ -$
FINANCING CHARGES Long-term debt interest 28 1 068 124,00$ 172 718,00$ 185 738,00$ 185 738,00$ other charges 29 10 000,00$ -$ -$ -$ Other financing charges 30 145 000,00$ 11 564,00$ 21 238,70$ 21 238,70$
TOTAL FINANCING CHARGES 31 1 223 124,00$ 184 282,00$ 206 976,70$ -$ -$ 206 976,70$ OTHER FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Reimbursement long-term debt 1 749 978,00$ 182 960,00$ 271 818,00$ (176 954,00)$ 94 864,00$ Transfer to investment activities 60 000,00$ 1 304 685,00$
TOTAL FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES 1 809 978,00$ 1 487 645,00$ 271 818,00$ (176 954,00)$ -$ 94 864,00$
TOTAL EXPENDITURE 15 090 013,00$ 4 007 683,00$ 1 494 465,32$ (176 954,00)$ 59 855,12$ 1 377 366,45$
FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES Operating
expenditures (1)
L'Île-du-Havre-Aubert
4.1.4 Amount to be recovered through property tax
Table 4.6 illustrates the amount to be recovered through property tax for the agglomeration
and for each of the reconstituted cities in order to respect the balanced budget. This
amount will allow the general property tax rate of year 1 of the reconstitution to be set.
Table 4.6 Amount to be recovered through general property tax
Agglome-ration
services
Cap-aux-Meules
FatimaGrande-Entrée
Grosse-ÎleHavre-aux-
MaisonsÉtang-du-
Nord
Île-du-Havre-Aubert
TOTAL
REVENUES OTHER THAN GENERAL TAX REVENUES
Total taxes on another basis
Total payments other than taxes
1 878 310 $
335 492 $
142 371 $
491 407 $
221 587 $
35 593 $
26 633 $
7 285 $
24 585 $
21 684 $
274 434 $
31 911 $
297 214 $
136 845 $
153 028 $
35 863 $
3 018 162 $
1 096 081 $
TOTAL REVENUES 2 213 802 $ 633 778 $ 257 180 $ 39 918 $ 46 270 $ 306 345 $ 434 059 $ 188 890 $ 4 114 243 $
NET EXPENSES
General administration
Public security
Transport
Community hygiene
Health and social welfare
Urban planning
Recreation and culture
Financial expenses
Financial activities
50 996 $
246 078 $
25 337 $
1 346 882 $
112 500 $
288 343 $
51 285 $
331 266 $
601 034 $
130 064 $
196 797 $
124 474 $
278 952 $
- $
27 986 $
206 903 $
110 924 $
6 259 $
106 102 $
105 668 $
301 091 $
241 871 $
- $
53 093 $
228 037 $
149 187 $
(32 188) $
98 176 $
33 608 $
48 767 $
30 598 $
- $
1 179 $
35 118 $
7 720 $
10 110 $
92 942 $
52 134 $
51 410 $
33 834 $
- $
11 103 $
66 540 $
12 972 $
16 700 $
68 199 $
77 931 $
259 301 $
135 922 $
- $
9 706 $
228 524 $
154 731 $
83 827 $
89 554 $
143 661 $
237 486 $
312 986 $
- $
104 458 $
149 728 $
252 928 $
211 671 $
233 009 $
84 178 $
309 043 $
188 519 $
- $
28 060 $
232 718 $
206 977 $
94 864 $
869 042 $
940 055 $
1 356 909 $
2 569 563 $
112 500 $
523 929 $
1 198 853 $
1 226 705 $
992 277 $
TOTAL NET EXPENSES 3 053 721 $ 1 082 358 $ 1 152 862 $ 265 276 $ 337 637 $ 1 018 141 $ 1 502 472 $ 1 377 366 $ 9 789 833 $
AMOUNT TO BE SUPPORTED BY THE GENERAL TAX 839 918 $ 448 580 $ 895 682 $ 231 358 $ 291 367 $ 711 796 $ 1 068 413 $ 1 188 476 $ 5 675 590 $
4.1.5 Tax rates in effect in the current city for each of the formermunicipalities
Table 4.7 illustrates the tax rates in effect in the current city for each of the former
municipalities.
Table 4.7 Tax rates in effect in the current city
Current tax rateCap-aux-Meules
FatimaGrande-Entrée
Grosse-ÎleHavre-aux-
MaisonsÉtang-du-
Nord
Île-du-Havre-Aubert
Property tax rate – residential 1,3550% 1,5020% 1,5020 % 1,5020 % 1,3795% 1,3339 % 1,4016%
Property tax rate – non-residential 1,5520 1,7402 % 1,7402 % 1,7402 % 1,4376 % 1,4661% 1,6397 %
Waterworks tariff revenues 120 $ 120 $ - $ - $ 120 $ 120 $ 120 $
Sewage tariff revenues 130 $ 130 $ - $ - $ 130 $ 130 $ 130 $
Waterworks and sewage tariffrevenues
146 $ 29 $ - $ - $ 70 $ 11 $ 7 $
Residual materials tariff revenues 240 $ 240 $ 240 $ 240 $ 240 $ 240 $ 240 $
4.1.6 Tax structure proposed for each of the former municipalities
For the purposes of this study, the tax structure retained will be the same as the structure
adopted by the Municipalité des îles-de-la-Madeleine in 2004 for all the reconstituted former
municipalities (see table 4.7).
4.1.7 Comparison of tax rates (reconstituted city versus current city)
Tables 4.8 to 4.11 illustrate the tax rates of each of the reconstituted cities as compared to
the rates of the current city for years 1 to 3 and for the end-of-transition-period year.
4.1.8 Items of variation between annual budgets
Tax rates for years 2 and 3 and for the end-of-transition-period year were obtained while
taking into account the following items of variation:
� Variations of payments of capital terms and interest on loans for the current situation
and reconstituted situation;
� The end of payment of transition costs for the end-of-transition-period year for the
reconstituted situation;
� The end of the assistance grant for the amalgamation for the end-of-transition-period
year for the current situation;
� The variation of the assistance grant for the amalgamation between years 1 and 3 for
the current situation and reconstituted situation.
Table 4.8 Comparative tax rates - Year 1 of the reconstitution
Cap-aux-Meules
Reconstituted cityTax rateCurrent city
Agglomeration ProximityDifference $ Difference %
Property tax rate (of $100 evaluation) 1,3550 $ 0,2174 $ 0,4935 $ -0,64 $ -47,54 %
Property tax rate – non-residential (of $100 evaluation) 1,5520 $ 0,2518 $ 0,5718 $ -0,73 $ -46,93 %
Waterworks tariff 120 $ 63 $ 57 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Sewage tariff 130 $ 72 $ 58 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Waterworks and sewage debt tariff 146 $ - $ 146 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Residual materials tariff 240 $ 165 $ 75 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Fatima
Reconstituted cityTax rateCurrent city
Agglomeration ProximityDifference $ Difference %
Property tax rate (of $100 evaluation) 1,5020 $ 0,2174 $ 1,4384 $ 0,15 $ 10,24 %
Property tax rate – non-residential (of $100 evaluation) 1,7402 $ 0,2518 $ 1,6665 $ 0,18 $ 10,23 %
Waterworks tariff 120 $ 63 $ 57 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Sewage tariff 130 $ 72 $ 58 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Waterworks and sewage debt tariff 29 $ - $ 29 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Residual materials tariff 240 $ 165 $ 75 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Grande-Entrée
Reconstituted cityTax rateCurrent city
Agglomeration ProximityDifference $ Difference %
Property tax rate (of $100 evaluation) 1,5020 $ 0,2174 $ 1,9552 $ 0,67 $ 44,65 %
Property tax rate – non-residential (of $100 evaluation) 1,7402 $ 0,2518 $ 2,2652 $ 0,78 $ 44,64 %
Waterworks tariff - $ - $ - $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Sewage tariff - $ - $ - $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Residual materials tariff 240 $ 165 $ 75 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Grosse-Île
Reconstituted cityTax rateCurrent city
Agglomeration ProximityDifference $ Difference %
Property tax rate (of $100 evaluation) 1,5020 $ 0,2174 $ 1,1891 $ -0,10 $ -6,36 %
Property tax rate – non-residential (of $100 evaluation) 1,7402 $ 0,2518 $ 1,3777 $ -0,11 $ -6,36 %
Waterworks tariff - $ - $ - $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Sewage tariff - $ - $ - $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Residual materials tariff 240 $ 165 $ 75 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Havre-aux-Maisons
Reconstituted cityTax rateCurrent city
Agglomeration ProximityDifference $ Difference %
Property tax rate (of $100 evaluation) 1,3795 $ 0,2174 $ 1,3186 $ 0,16 $ 11,34 %
Property tax rate – non-residential (of $100 evaluation) 1,4376 $ 0,2518 $ 1,5277 $ 0,34 $ 23,78 %
Waterworks tariff 120 $ 63 $ 57 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Sewage tariff 130 $ 72 $ 58 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Waterworks and sewage debt tariff 70 $ - $ 70 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Residual materials tariff 240 $ 165 $ 75 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Étang-du-Nord
Reconstituted cityTax rateCurrent city
Agglomeration ProximityDifference $ Difference %
Property tax rate (of $100 evaluation) 1,3339 $ 0,2174 $ 1,2239 $ 0,11 $ 8,05 %
Property tax rate – non-residential (of $100 evaluation) 1,4661 $ 0,2518 $ 1,4180 $ 0,20 $ 13,89 %
Waterworks tariff 120 $ 63 $ 57 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Sewage tariff 130 $ 72 $ 58 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Waterworks and sewage debt tariff 11 $ - $ 11 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Residual materials tariff 240 $ 165 $ 75 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Île-du-Havre-Aubert
Reconstituted cityTax rateCurrent city
Agglomeration ProximityDifference $ Difference %
Property tax rate (of $100 evaluation) 1,4016 $ 0,2174 $ 1,2802 $ 0,10 $ 6,85 %
Property tax rate – non-residential (of $100 evaluation) 1,6397 $ 0,2518 $ 1,2031 $ -0,18 $ -11,27 %
Waterworks tariff 120 $ 63 $ 57 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Sewage tariff 130 $ 72 $ 58 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Waterworks and sewage debt tariff 7 $ - $ 7 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Residual materials tariff 240 $ 165 $ 75 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Table 4.9 Comparative tax rates - Year 2 of the reconstitution
Cap-aux-Meules
Reconstituted cityTax rateCurrent city
Agglomeration ProximityDifference $ Difference %
Property tax rate (of $100 evaluation) 1,3892 $ 0,2516 $ 0,4935 $ -0,64 $ -46,36 %
Property tax rate – non-residential (of $100 evaluation) 1,5916 $ 0,2915 $ 0,5718 $ -0,73 $ -45,76 %
Waterworks tariff 120 $ 63 $ 57 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Sewage tariff 130 $ 72 $ 58 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Waterworks and sewage debt tariff 146 $ - $ 146 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Residual materials tariff 240 $ 165 $ 75 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Fatima
Reconstituted cityTax rateCurrent city
Agglomeration ProximityDifference $ Difference %
Property tax rate (of $100 evaluation) 1,5362 $ 0,2516 $ 1,4384 $ 0,15 $ 10,01 %
Property tax rate – non-residential (of $100 evaluation) 1,7798 $ 0,2915 $ 1,6665 $ 0,18 $ 10,01 %
Waterworks tariff 120 $ 63 $ 57 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Sewage tariff 130 $ 72 $ 58 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Waterworks and sewage debt tariff 29 $ - $ 29 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Residual materials tariff 240 $ 165 $ 75 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Grande-Entrée
Reconstituted cityTax rateCurrent city
Agglomeration ProximityDifference $ Difference %
Property tax rate (of $100 evaluation) 1,5362 $ 0,2516 $ 1,9552 $ 0,67 $ 43,65 %
Property tax rate – non-residential (of $100 evaluation) 1,7798 $ 0,2915 $ 2,2652 $ 0,78 $ 43,65 %
Waterworks tariff - $ - $ - $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Sewage tariff - $ - $ - $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Residual materials tariff 240 $ 165 $ 75 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Grosse-Île
Reconstituted cityTax rateCurrent city
Agglomeration ProximityDifference $ Difference %
Property tax rate (of $100 evaluation) 1,5362 $ 0,2516 $ 1,1891 $ -0,10 $ -6,22 %
Property tax rate – non-residential (of $100 evaluation) 1,7798 $ 0,2915 $ 1,3777 $ -0,11 $ -6,21 %
Waterworks tariff - $ - $ - $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Sewage tariff - $ - $ - $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Residual materials tariff 240 $ 165 $ 75 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Havre-aux-Maisons
Reconstituted cityTax rateCurrent city
Agglomeration ProximityDifference $ Difference %
Property tax rate (of $100 evaluation) 1,4137 $ 0,2516 $ 1,3186 $ 0,16 $ 11,07 %
Property tax rate – non-residential (of $100 evaluation) 1,4772 $ 0,2915 $ 1,5277 $ 0,34 $ 23,15 %
Waterworks tariff 120 $ 63 $ 57 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Sewage tariff 130 $ 72 $ 58 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Waterworks and sewage debt tariff 70 $ - $ 70 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Residual materials tariff 240 $ 165 $ 75 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Étang-du-Nord
Reconstituted cityTax rateCurrent city
Agglomeration ProximityDifference $ Difference %
Property tax rate (of $100 evaluation) 1,3681 $ 0,2516 $ 1,2239 $ 0,11 $ 7,85 %
Property tax rate – non-residential (of $100 evaluation) 1,5057 $ 0,2915 $ 1,4180 $ 0,20 $ 13,54 %
Waterworks tariff 120 $ 63 $ 57 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Sewage tariff 130 $ 72 $ 58 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Waterworks and sewage debt tariff 11 $ - $ 11 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Residual materials tariff 240 $ 165 $ 75 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Île-du-Havre-Aubert
Reconstituted cityTax rateCurrent city
Agglomeration ProximityDifference $ Difference %
Property tax rate (of $100 evaluation) 1,4358 $ 0,2516 $ 1,2802 $ 0,10 $ 6,69 %
Property tax rate – non-residential (of $100 evaluation) 1,6793 $ 0,2915 $ 1,2031 $ -0,18 $ -11,00 %
Waterworks tariff 120 $ 63 $ 57 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Sewage tariff 130 $ 72 $ 58 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Waterworks and sewage debt tariff 7 $ - $ 7 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Residual materials tariff 240 $ 165 $ 75 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Table 4.10 Comparative tax rates - Year 3 of the reconstitution
Cap-aux-Meules
Reconstituted cityTax rateCurrent city
Agglomeration ProximityDifference $ Difference %
Property tax rate (of $100 evaluation) 1,4029 $ 0,2652 $ 0,4935 $ -0,64 $ -45,92 %
Property tax rate – non-residential (of $100 evaluation) 1,6074 $ 0,3073 $ 0,5718 $ -0,73 $ -45,31 %
Waterworks tariff 120 $ 63 $ 57 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Sewage tariff 130 $ 72 $ 58 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Waterworks and sewage debt tariff 146 $ - $ 146 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Residual materials tariff 240 $ 165 $ 75 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Fatima
Reconstituted cityTax rateCurrent city
Agglomeration ProximityDifference $ Difference %
Property tax rate (of $100 evaluation) 1,5499 $ 0,2652 $ 1,4384 $ 0,15 $ 9,92 %
Property tax rate – non-residential (of $100 evaluation) 1,7956 $ 0,3073 $ 1,6665 $ 0,18 $ 9,92 %
Waterworks tariff 120 $ 63 $ 57 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Sewage tariff 130 $ 72 $ 58 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Waterworks and sewage debt tariff 29 $ - $ 29 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Residual materials tariff 240 $ 165 $ 75 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Grande-Entrée
Reconstituted cityTax rateCurrent city
Agglomeration ProximityDifference $ Difference %
Property tax rate (of $100 evaluation) 1,5499 $ 0,2652 $ 1,9552 $ 0,67 $ 43,26 %
Property tax rate – non-residential (of $100 evaluation) 1,7956 $ 0,3073 $ 2,2652 $ 0,78 $ 43,27 %
Waterworks tariff - $ - $ - $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Sewage tariff - $ - $ - $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Residual materials tariff 240 $ 165 $ 75 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Grosse-Île
Reconstituted cityTax rateCurrent city
Agglomeration ProximityDifference $ Difference %
Property tax rate (of $100 evaluation) 1,5499 $ 0,2652 $ 1,1891 $ -0,10 $ -6,17 %
Property tax rate – non-residential (of $100 evaluation) 1,7956 $ 0,3073 $ 1,3777 $ -0,11 $ -6,16 %
Waterworks tariff - $ - $ - $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Sewage tariff - $ - $ - $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Residual materials tariff 240 $ 165 $ 75 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Havre-aux-Maisons
Reconstituted cityTax rateCurrent city
Agglomeration ProximityDifference $ Difference %
Property tax rate (of $100 evaluation) 1,4274 $ 0,2652 $ 1,3186 $ 0,16 $ 10,96 %
Property tax rate – non-residential (of $100 evaluation) 1,4930 $ 0,3073 $ 1,5277 $ 0,34 $ 22,91 %
Waterworks tariff 120 $ 63 $ 57 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Sewage tariff 130 $ 72 $ 58 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Waterworks and sewage debt tariff 70 $ - $ 70 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Residual materials tariff 240 $ 165 $ 75 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Étang-du-Nord
Reconstituted cityTax rateCurrent city
Agglomeration ProximityDifference $ Difference %
Property tax rate (of $100 evaluation) 1,3818 $ 0,2652 $ 1,2239 $ 0,11 $ 7,77 %
Property tax rate – non-residential (of $100 evaluation) 1,5215 $ 0,3073 $ 1,4180 $ 0,20 $ 13,39 %
Waterworks tariff 120 $ 63 $ 57 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Sewage tariff 130 $ 72 $ 58 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Waterworks and sewage debt tariff 11 $ - $ 11 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Residual materials tariff 240 $ 165 $ 75 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Île-du-Havre-Aubert
Reconstituted cityTax rateCurrent city
Agglomeration ProximityDifference $ Difference %
Property tax rate (of $100 evaluation) 1,4495 $ 0,2652 $ 1,2802 $ 0,10 $ 6,62 %
Property tax rate – non-residential (of $100 evaluation) 1,6951 $ 0,3073 $ 1,2031 $ -0,18 $ -10,90 %
Waterworks tariff 120 $ 63 $ 57 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Sewage tariff 130 $ 72 $ 58 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Waterworks and sewage debt tariff 7 $ - $ 7 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Residual materials tariff 240 $ 165 $ 75 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Table 4.11 Comparative tax rates – Year of end-of-transition-period
Cap-aux-Meules
Reconstituted cityTax rateCurrent city
Agglomeration ProximityDifference $ Difference %
Property tax rate (of $100 evaluation) 1,5100 $ 0,2858 $ 0,4593 $ -0,76 $ -50,66 %
Property tax rate – non-residential (of $100 evaluation) 1,7557 $ 0,3311 $ 0,5321 $ -0,89 $ -50,83 %
Waterworks tariff 120 $ 63 $ 57 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Sewage tariff 130 $ 72 $ 58 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Waterworks and sewage debt tariff 146 $ - $ 146 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Residual materials tariff 240 $ 165 $ 75 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Fatima
Reconstituted cityTax rateCurrent city
Agglomeration ProximityDifference $ Difference %
Property tax rate (of $100 evaluation) 1,5100 $ 0,2858 $ 1,3697 $ 0,15 $ 9,64 %
Property tax rate – non-residential (of $100 evaluation) 1,7557 $ 0,3311 $ 1,5869 $ 0,16 $ 9,24 %
Waterworks tariff 120 $ 63 $ 57 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Sewage tariff 130 $ 72 $ 58 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Waterworks and sewage debt tariff 29 $ - $ 29 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Residual materials tariff 240 $ 165 $ 75 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Grande-Entrée
Reconstituted cityTax rateCurrent city
Agglomeration ProximityDifference $ Difference %
Property tax rate (of $100 evaluation) 1,5100 $ 0,2858 $ 1,7336 $ 0,51 $ 33,74 %
Property tax rate – non-residential (of $100 evaluation) 1,7557 $ 0,3311 $ 2,0085 $ 0,58 $ 33,26 %
Waterworks tariff - $ - $ - $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Sewage tariff - $ - $ - $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Residual materials tariff 240 $ 165 $ 75 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Grosse-Île
Reconstituted cityTax rateCurrent city
Agglomeration ProximityDifference $ Difference %
Property tax rate (of $100 evaluation) 1,5100 $ 0,2858 $ 1,0843 $ -0,14 $ -9,26 %
Property tax rate – non-residential (of $100 evaluation) 1,7557 $ 0,3311 $ 1,2563 $ -0,17 $ -9,59 %
Waterworks tariff - $ - $ - $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Sewage tariff - $ - $ - $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Residual materials tariff 240 $ 165 $ 75 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Havre-aux-Maisons
Reconstituted cityTax rateCurrent city
Agglomeration ProximityDifference $ Difference %
Property tax rate (of $100 evaluation) 1,5100 $ 0,2858 $ 1,2464 $ 0,02 $ 1,47 %
Property tax rate – non-residential (of $100 evaluation) 1,7557 $ 0,3311 $ 1,4441 $ 0,02 $ 1,11 %
Waterworks tariff 120 $ 63 $ 57 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Sewage tariff 130 $ 72 $ 58 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Waterworks and sewage debt tariff 70 $ - $ 70 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Residual materials tariff 240 $ 165 $ 75 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Étang-du-Nord
Reconstituted cityTax rateCurrent city
Agglomeration ProximityDifference $ Difference %
Property tax rate (of $100 evaluation) 1,5100 $ 0,2858 $ 1,1844 $ -0,04 $ -2,64 %
Property tax rate – non-residential (of $100 evaluation) 1,7557 $ 0,3311 $ 1,3722 $ -0,05 $ -2,98 %
Waterworks tariff 120 $ 63 $ 57 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Sewage tariff 130 $ 72 $ 58 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Waterworks and sewage debt tariff 11 $ - $ 11 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Residual materials tariff 240 $ 165 $ 75 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Île-du-Havre-Aubert
Reconstituted cityTax rateCurrent city
Agglomeration ProximityDifference $ Difference %
Property tax rate (of $100 evaluation) 1,5100 $ 0,2858 $ 1,2031 $ -0,02 $ -1,40 %
Property tax rate – non-residential (of $100 evaluation) 1,7557 $ 0,3311 $ 1,3939 $ -0,03 $ -1,75 %
Waterworks tariff 120 $ 63 $ 57 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Sewage tariff 130 $ 72 $ 58 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Waterworks and sewage debt tariff 7 $ - $ 7 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Residual materials tariff 240 $ 165 $ 75 $ 0,00 $ 0,00 %
Tables 4.12 and 4.13 illustrate the comparative tax burden between the current situation
and the reconstitution situation for each of the former municipalities likely to be
reconstituted for the residential (Table 4.12) and non-residential (Table 4.13) sectors for
years 1 to 3 as well as the end-of-transition-period year.
Table 4.12 Comparison of the tax burden of residential sectors
TAX BILL FOR A SINGLE-FAMILY HOME
Note : The situation illustrated will normally be the one served by the waterworks and sewage system. The firm may however choose to illustrate thesituation of a sector not served by the waterworks and system, for example, a rural municipality where the majority of taxpayers do not benefit from theseservices. It may also illustrate the situation of a sector served by one of these services only. If this is the case, a note in the table should mention this for themunicipality concerned.
FormerMunicipa-
lité de Cap-aux-Meules
FormerMunicipa-lité
de Fatima
FormerMunicipa-litéde Grande-
Entrée
FormerMunicipa-litéde Grosse-Île
FormerMunicipa-litéde Havre-aux-
Maisons
FormerMunicipa-
lité deÉtang-du-
Nord
FormerMunicipa-litéde l’Île-du-
Havre-Aubert
AVERAGE VALUE OF A RESIDENCE 71 378 $ 46 979 $ 39 789 $ 38 239 $ 53 075 $ 53 902 $ 39 643 $
TAX BILL IN THE CURRENT SITUATION NON DESSERVIE
EAU ET ÉGOUTS
NON DESSERVIE
EAU ET ÉGOUTS
Year 1 1 603 $ 1 206 $ 838 $ 814 $ 1 233 $ 1 220 $ 1 053 $
Year 2 1 627 $ 1 223 $ 851 $ 827 $ 1 252 $ 1 238 $ 1 066 $
Year 3 1 637 $ 1 233 $ 857 $ 833 $ 1 263 $ 1 245 $ 1 072 $
End-of-transition-period 1 713 $ 1 218 $ 841 $ 817 $ 1 311 $ 1 315 $ 1 096 $
THE BILL IN THE ASSUMPTION OF ARECONSTITUTION
Year 1 1 143 $ 1 297 $ 1 104 $ 778 $ 1 375$ 1 278 $ 1 091 $
Year 2 1 168 $ 1 313 $ 1 118 $ 791 $ 1 393 $ 1 296 $ 1 104 $
Year 3 1 178 $ 1 319 $ 1 123 $ 796 $ 1 401 $ 1 304 $ 1 110 $
End-of-transition-period 1 168 $ 1 297 $ 1 043 $ 764 $ 1 373 $ 1 293 $ 1 118 $
INCREASE (DECREASED)
Year 1 -459 $ 91 $ 267 $ -37 $ 142 $ 58 $ 38 $
Year 2 -459 $ 90 $ 267 $ -37 $ 141 $ 58 $ 38 $
Year 3 -460 $ 86 $ 267 $ -37 $ 138 $ 58 $ 38 $
End-of-transition-period -546 $ 79 $ 203 $ -53 $ 62 $ -21 $ 22 $
PeRCENTAGOF IMPACT
Year 1 -28,66 % 7,54 % 31,85 % -4,48 % 11,54 % 4,78 % 3,62 %
Year 2 -28,23 % 7,35 % 31,35 % -4,41 % 11,29 % 4,70 % 3,57 %
Year 3 -28,07 % 7,00 % 31,14 % -4,39 % 10,89 % 4,67 % 3,55 %
Year 4 -31,84 % 6,46 % 24,11 % -6,54 % 4,75 % -1,61 % 2,03 %
Local improvement taxes (sector taxes) will continue to apply. They will need to be add, as applicable.
La période de transition pourrait s’étendre jusqu’à une période de 20 ans.
Table 4.13 Comparison of the tax burden of non-residential sectors
TAX BILL FOR A NON-RESIDENTIEL IMMOVABLE
Note : The situation illustrated will normaly be the one not served by the waterworks and sewage system.
FormerMunicipa-
lité de Cap-aux-Meules
FormerMunicipalité
de Fatima
FormerMunicipalitéde Grande-
Entrée
FormerMunicipalitéde Grosse-Île
FormerMunicipalité
de Havre-aux-Maisons
FormerMunicipa-
lité deÉtang-du-
Nord
FormerMunicipalitéde l’Île-du-
Havre-Aubert
AVERAGE VALUE OF A NON RESIDENTIELIMMOVABLE
319 997 $ 78 797 $ 117 087 $ 24 068 $ 24 507 $ 146 149 $ 72 529 $
TAX BILL IN THE CURRENT SITUATION NON DESSERVIE
EAU ET ÉGOUTS
NON DESSERVIE
EAU ET ÉGOUTS
Year 1 4 966 $ 1 371 $ 2 038 $ 419 $ 352 $ 2 143 $ 1 189 $
Year 2 5 093 $ 1 402 $ 2 084 $ 428 $ 362 $ 2 201 $ 1 218 $
Year 3 5 144 $ 1 415 $ 2 102 $ 432 $ 366 $ 2 224 $ 1 229 $
End-of-transition-period 5 618 $ 1 383 $ 2 056 $ 423 $ 430 $ 2 566 $ 1 273 $
TAX BILL IN THE ASSUMPTION OF ARECONSTITUTION
Year 1 2 636 $ 1 512 $ 2 947 $ 392 $ 436 $ 2 441 $ 1 258 $
Year 2 2 763 $ 1 543 $ 2 994 $ 402 $ 446 $ 2 499 $ 1 287 $
Year 3 2 813 $ 1 555 $ 3 012 $ 406 $ 450 $ 2 522 $ 1 299 $
End-of-transition-period 2 762 $ 1 511 $ 2 739 $ 382 $ 435 $ 2 489 $ 1 160 $
INCREASE (DECREASE)
Year 1 -2 331 $ 140 $ 910 $ -27 $ 84 $ 298 $ 69 $
Year 2 -2 331 $ 140 $ 910 $ -27 $ 84 $ 298 $ 69 $
Year 3 -2 331 $ 140 $ 910 $ -27 $ 84 $ 298 $ 69 $
End-of-transition-period -2 856 $ 128 $ 684 $ -41 $ 5 $ -77 $ -113 $
IMPACT EN POURCENTAGE
Year 1 -46,93 % 10,24 % 44,64 % -6,36 % 23,79 % 13,90 % 5,82 %
Year 2 -45,76 % 10,01 % 43,65 % -6,21 % 23,15 % 13,54 % 5,68 %
Year 3 -45,31 % 9,92 % 43,27 % -6,16 % 22,91 % 13,39 % 5,63 %
Year 4 -50,83 % 9,24 % 33,26 % -9,59 % 1,11 % -2,98 % -8,91 %
Local improvement taxes (sector taxes) will continue to apply. They will need to be added, as applicable.
Schedule IList of principal commissions and principal standing
committees
Îles de la MadeleineMunicipality: (418) 986-3100
Standing committees at the municipality (number of elected representatives)
Borough council (1)Executive committee (3)Advisory committee on urban planning (1)Advisory committee on transportation (3)Audit committee (2)Residual materials management centre committee (3)Wastewater treatment committee (2)Public security committee (4)
There are no more RCMs at the Îles de la Madeleine since they became defunct after themerger given that all the formerly represented municipalities became part of the new city.
Number of councillors per municipality before the merger
The new city is made up of seven municipalities (see the document listing them) with sevencouncillors each.
Shedule II
Tax burden of former municipalities before theamalgamation
TAX ACCOUNT FOR A SINGLE-FAMILIY HOUSE
Former
municipality of
Cap-aux-
Meules
Former
municipality of
Fatima
Former
municipality of
Grande-Entrée
Former
municipality of
Grosse-Île
Former
municipality of
Havre-aux-
maisons
Former
municipality of
Étang-du-Nord
Former
municipality of
l’Île-du-Havre-
Aubert
TAX BURDEN IN
CONSTANT DOLLARS IN
2004
$ 1 443 $ 1 315 $ 1 155 $ 643 $ 1 206 $ 1 203 n/d
Sources :
Profil financier 2001, charge fiscale (http://www.mam.gouv.qc.ca/finances/fina_info_prof_2001.htm).IPC; Institut de la statistique du Québec.